Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Prior to version 2.2.3, Werkzeug's multipart form data parser will parse an unlimited number of parts, including file parts. Parts can be a small amount of bytes, but each requires CPU time to parse and may use more memory as Python data. If a request can be made to an endpoint that accesses request.data, request.form, request.files, or request.get_data(parse_form_data=False), it can cause unexpectedly high resource usage. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending crafted multipart data to an endpoint that will parse it. The amount of CPU time required can block worker processes from handling legitimate requests. The amount of RAM required can trigger an out of memory kill of the process. Unlimited file parts can use up memory and file handles. If many concurrent requests are sent continuously, this can exhaust or kill all available workers. Version 2.2.3 contains a patch for this issue.
CVE-2023-25577
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.4%, top 30% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 70.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 14, 2023
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/517cac5a804e8c4dc4ed038bb20dacd038e7a9f1
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/releases/tag/2.2.3
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-xg9f-g7g7-2323
- security-advisories@githubhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0003/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5470
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/517cac5a804e8c4dc4ed038bb20dacd038e7a9f1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/releases/tag/2.2.3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-xg9f-g7g7-2323
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0003/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5470
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-25577(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:9775Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement updates
- RHSA-2025:4664Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement updates
- RHSA-2023:1325Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 security update
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-werkzeug-doc (2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1) @ lunar | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python-werkzeug-doc (0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.2+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | oath-toolkit-0:2.6.12-1.el9cp | 2025-06-26 | redhat |
| redhat | oath-toolkit-0:2.6.12-1.el8cp | 2025-05-07 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:v3.10.0-150 | 2023-11-30 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:2.2.3-2.el9 | 2023-11-29 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:1.0.1-3.el8ost | 2023-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:2.0.3-5.el8 | 2023-04-19 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:2.0.3-4.el9 | 2023-04-03 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:0.14.1-12.el8ost | 2023-03-15 | redhat |
| redhat | python-werkzeug-0:2.0.1-5.el9ost | 2023-02-28 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| werkzeug | 0.1 ... 2.2.2 (80 versions) | 2.2.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-255772023-02-20
Werkzeug may allow high resource usage when parsing multipart form data with many fields
- Red HatRHBA-2023:1507IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHBA-2023:1507 — Important
- Red HatRHBA-2023:1759IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHBA-2023:1759 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:1018IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHSA-2023:1018 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:1281IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHSA-2023:1281 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7341IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHSA-2023:7341 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7473IMPORTANT2023-02-14
RHSA-2023:7473 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5948-1MEDIUM
Werkzeug vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5948-2MEDIUM
Werkzeug vulnerabilities
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