How severe is CVE-2024-28865?

CVE-2024-28865 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-28865 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (45th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-28865?

CVE-2024-28865 affects Django-wiki Project Django-wiki. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28865?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-28865 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-28865 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-1025.

When was CVE-2024-28865 published?

CVE-2024-28865 was published on 2024-03-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-28865

CVE-2024-28865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Django-wiki Project Django-wiki with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-1333.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (45th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-1025
Weakness: CWE-1333
Affected product: Django-wiki Project Django-wiki
Published: 2024-03-18
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

django-wiki is a wiki system for Django. Installations of django-wiki prior to version 0.10.1 are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop. Version 0.10.1 fixes this issue. As a workaround, close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28865?: django-wiki is a wiki system for Django. Installations of django-wiki prior to version 0.10.1 are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop. Version 0.10.1 fixes this issue. As a workaround, close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.
How severe is CVE-2024-28865?: CVE-2024-28865 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-28865 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (45th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-28865?: CVE-2024-28865 affects Django-wiki Project Django-wiki. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28865?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-28865 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-28865 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-1025.
When was CVE-2024-28865 published?: CVE-2024-28865 was published on 2024-03-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:django-wiki_project:django-wiki:*:*:*:*:*:django:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Django-wiki Project Django-wiki

CVE-2021-25986 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): In Django-wiki, versions 0.0.20 to 0.7.8 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications Section.…

All CVEs affecting Django-wiki Project Django-wiki →

Other CWE-1333 vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-35458 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): Gotenberg is an API for converting document formats. In 8.29.1 and earlier, Gotenberg uses dlclark/regexp2 to compile…
CVE-2023-29486 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): An issue was discovered in Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before 3.7.0 on Windows, allows attackers to bypass…
CVE-2026-25547 — Critical (CVSS 9.2): @isaacs/brace-expansion is a hybrid CJS/ESM TypeScript fork of brace-expansion. Prior to version 5.0.1,…
CVE-2023-29487 — Critical (CVSS 9.1): An issue was discovered in Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before on Windows and 2.6.9 and before on macOS,…
CVE-2026-47138 — High (CVSS 8.7): Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to…
CVE-2025-6998 — High (CVSS 8.7): ReDoS in strip_whitespaces() function in cps/string_helper.py in Calibre Web and Autocaliweb allows unauthenticated…

Browse all CWE-1333 vulnerabilities →