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CVE-2023-23969

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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In Django 3.2 before 3.2.17, 4.0 before 4.0.9, and 4.1 before 4.1.6, the parsed values of Accept-Language headers are cached in order to avoid…

CVE-2023-239693 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 46 = 22 + 19 + 0 + 5 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.47381  ·  without this subject the record ranks 24

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.5, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 27

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

4 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 41

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$1.45Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$1.45M = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.47381 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.47381EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity7.5 HIGHreceipt
Harmunauthenticated · networkreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-06-15, 50 days at 0.47, as of 2026-08-04. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

This record is one instance of CWE-770, allocation of resources without limits or throttling. The index holds 2390 prior instances of this class, 2 KEV-listed. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttlingreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-770: Availability: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory), DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchdjango 3.2.17; django 4.0.9; django 4.1.6receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository, 2026-06-12.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2026-06-12receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD7.5 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.47381 · top 1% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth2 products across 2 vendorsderived
Assigned bymitrereceipt
Recorded changes37 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Named in the CPE rangesDjangoproject django; Debian linuxreceipt
Published rangesdjangoproject django >= 3.2 < 3.2.17; djangoproject django >= 4.0 < 4.0.9; djangoproject django >= 4.1 < 4.1.6; debian linux 10.0receipt

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What it is stated by the CNA

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.17, 4.0 before 4.0.9, and 4.1 before 4.1.6, the parsed values of Accept-Language headers are cached in order to avoid repetitive parsing. This leads to a potential denial-of-service vector via excessive memory usage if the raw value of Accept-Language headers is very large. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
weakness
CWE-770
affected versions
djangoproject django >= 3.2 < 3.2.17; djangoproject django >= 4.0 < 4.0.9; djangoproject django >= 4.1 < 4.1.6; and 1 more, listed in full below
also scored by
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

check it yourself groups.google.com docs.djangoproject.com djangoproject.com lists.debian.org security.netapp.com lists.fedoraproject.org +1 morereceipt

Movement the material steps

2 Feb 20230.0095
7 Mar 20235.5e-4 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.03084 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.47102 · crossed 0.10 · scoring model v2026.06.15
4 Aug 20260.47381
Show all 34 observations
2 Feb 20230.0095
9 Feb 20230.01018
7 Mar 20235.5e-4
8 Mar 20230.00055
28 Apr 20230.00152
8 Nov 20230.00216
2 Jan 20240.00307
8 Feb 20240.00576
5 Mar 20240.00666
8 May 20240.00878
14 Jul 20240.01005
24 Aug 20240.01054
8 Sep 20240.01219
22 Sep 20240.01424
17 Dec 20240.00486
17 Mar 20250.03084
29 Mar 20250.01817
30 Mar 20250.03084
15 Apr 20250.01645
16 Aug 20250.01984
24 Aug 20250.02195
26 Sep 20250.0121
27 Sep 20250.01008
18 Nov 20250.03084
21 Nov 20250.01008
28 Nov 20250.01075
18 Dec 20250.02705
30 Dec 20250.03499
16 Jan 20260.06091
18 Jan 20260.05535
26 Jan 20260.06091
3 Jun 20260.05085
15 Jun 20260.47102
4 Aug 20260.47381

34 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.47381Published2023-02-01Public PoC2026-06-12Index as of2026-08-04

The record had been public for 3 years, 6 months when this index was last written.

Published 2023-02-01 receipt · Public PoC 2026-06-12 receipt · Index as of 2026-08-04 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-770, allocation of resources without limits or throttling. The index holds 2390 prior instances of this class, 2 KEV-listed. [email protected]

CVE-2020-3566 · Cisco IOS XR Softwarematches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2020receipt
CVE-2020-3569 · Cisco IOS XR Softwarematches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2020receipt

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