Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2024-4340 — Uncontrolled Recursion in Project Sqlparse

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion9 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
16.0%
top 5.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Sqlparse Project SqlparseDebian Sqlparse
Timeline
PublishedApr 30
Latest updateFeb 12

Description

Passing a heavily nested list to sqlparse.parse() leads to a Denial of Service due to RecursionError.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/sqlparse< sqlparse 0.4.2-1+deb12u1 (bookworm)
▶Debiansqlparse_project/sqlparse< 0.4.1-1+deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2024-4340: Passing a heavily nested list to sqlparse↗2024-04-30
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GHSA
sqlparse parsing heavily nested list leads to Denial of Service↗2024-04-15
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OSV
sqlparse parsing heavily nested list leads to Denial of Service↗2024-04-15
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Nuclei
sqlparse - Denial of Service
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
SQL parse vulnerability↗2024-05-13
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Red Hat
sqlparse: parsing heavily nested list leads to denial of service↗2024-04-30
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Debian
CVE-2024-4340: sqlparse - Passing a heavily nested list to sqlparse.parse() leads to a Denial of Service d...↗2024
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
From CVE Entries to Verifiable Exploits: An Automated Multi-Agent Framework for Reproducing CVEs↗2026-02-12
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