Django Software Foundation · Django · CVE-2015-5145
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.2
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, via unspecified vectors. This is related to the `validators.URLValidator` in Django.
**Recommendations**
For Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.2, update to version 1.8.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the `validators.URLValidator` function until a patch is available.