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CVE-2024-1892

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  • Published2024-02-28
  • Fixed in2.11.1 · 2.11 · 1.8.4
  • WeaknessCWE-1333

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Description

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the XMLFeedSpider class of the scrapy/scrapy project, specifically in the parsing of XML content. By crafting malicious XML content that exploits inefficient regular expression complexity used in the parsing process, an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability allows for the system to hang and consume significant resources, potentially rendering services that utilize Scrapy for XML processing unresponsive.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-2800:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-28 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV · CISA-ADP
Scrapy
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.11< 2.11.12.11.1
2.x≥ 2, < 2.11.12.11.1
2.11< 2.112.11
1.8< 1.8.41.8.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Scrapy to 2.11.1 · 2.11 · 1.8.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-03-05
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-1333read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.6 %2026-10-26
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2024-02-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1892?

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the XMLFeedSpider class of the scrapy/scrapy project, specifically in the parsing of XML content. By crafting malicious XML content that exploits inefficient regular expression complexity used in the parsing process, an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability allows for the system to hang and consume significant resources, potentially rendering services that utilize Scrapy for XML processing unresponsive.

Is CVE-2024-1892 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-1892 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-26, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-1892?

CVE-2024-1892 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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