diff --git a/django/core/servers/basehttp.py b/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
index 41719034fb..d62b88d286 100644
--- a/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
+++ b/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.handlers.wsgi import LimitedStream
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 from django.db import connections
+from django.utils.log import log_message
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
 __all__ = ("WSGIServer", "WSGIRequestHandler")
@@ -182,35 +183,27 @@ class WSGIRequestHandler(simple_server.WSGIRequestHandler):
         return self.client_address[0]
 
     def log_message(self, format, *args):
-        extra = {
-            "request": self.request,
-            "server_time": self.log_date_time_string(),
-        }
-        if args[1][0] == "4":
+        if args[1][0] == "4" and args[0].startswith("\x16\x03"):
             # 0x16 = Handshake, 0x03 = SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.x
-            if args[0].startswith("\x16\x03"):
-                extra["status_code"] = 500
-                logger.error(
-                    "You're accessing the development server over HTTPS, but "
-                    "it only supports HTTP.",
-                    extra=extra,
-                )
-                return
-
-        if args[1].isdigit() and len(args[1]) == 3:
+            format = (
+                "You're accessing the development server over HTTPS, but it only "
+                "supports HTTP."
+            )
+            status_code = 500
+            args = ()
+        elif args[1].isdigit() and len(args[1]) == 3:
             status_code = int(args[1])
-            extra["status_code"] = status_code
-
-            if status_code >= 500:
-                level = logger.error
-            elif status_code >= 400:
-                level = logger.warning
-            else:
-                level = logger.info
         else:
-            level = logger.info
+            status_code = None
 
-        level(format, *args, extra=extra)
+        log_message(
+            logger,
+            format,
+            *args,
+            request=self.request,
+            status_code=status_code,
+            server_time=self.log_date_time_string(),
+        )
 
     def get_environ(self):
         # Strip all headers with underscores in the name before constructing
diff --git a/django/utils/log.py b/django/utils/log.py
index 67a40270f0..d4e96a9816 100644
--- a/django/utils/log.py
+++ b/django/utils/log.py
@@ -214,6 +214,46 @@ class ServerFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         return self._fmt.find("{server_time}") >= 0
 
 
+def log_message(
+    logger,
+    message,
+    *args,
+    level=None,
+    status_code=None,
+    request=None,
+    exception=None,
+    **extra,
+):
+    """Log `message` using `logger` based on `status_code` and logger `level`.
+
+    Pass `request`, `status_code` (if defined) and any provided `extra` as such
+    to the logging method,
+
+    Arguments from `args` will be escaped to avoid potential log injections.
+
+    """
+    extra = {"request": request, **extra}
+    if status_code is not None:
+        extra["status_code"] = status_code
+        if level is None:
+            if status_code >= 500:
+                level = "error"
+            elif status_code >= 400:
+                level = "warning"
+
+    escaped_args = tuple(
+        a.encode("unicode_escape").decode("ascii") if isinstance(a, str) else a
+        for a in args
+    )
+
+    getattr(logger, level or "info")(
+        message,
+        *escaped_args,
+        extra=extra,
+        exc_info=exception,
+    )
+
+
 def log_response(
     message,
     *args,
@@ -237,26 +277,13 @@ def log_response(
     if getattr(response, "_has_been_logged", False):
         return
 
-    if level is None:
-        if response.status_code >= 500:
-            level = "error"
-        elif response.status_code >= 400:
-            level = "warning"
-        else:
-            level = "info"
-
-    escaped_args = tuple(
-        a.encode("unicode_escape").decode("ascii") if isinstance(a, str) else a
-        for a in args
-    )
-
-    getattr(logger, level)(
+    log_message(
+        logger,
         message,
-        *escaped_args,
-        extra={
-            "status_code": response.status_code,
-            "request": request,
-        },
-        exc_info=exception,
+        *args,
+        level=level,
+        status_code=response.status_code,
+        request=request,
+        exception=exception,
     )
     response._has_been_logged = True
diff --git a/tests/servers/test_basehttp.py b/tests/servers/test_basehttp.py
index cc4701114a..9190fc8a20 100644
--- a/tests/servers/test_basehttp.py
+++ b/tests/servers/test_basehttp.py
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ class WSGIRequestHandlerTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
                             cm.records[0].levelname, wrong_level.upper()
                         )
 
+    def test_log_message_escapes_control_sequences(self):
+        request = WSGIRequest(self.request_factory.get("/").environ)
+        request.makefile = lambda *args, **kwargs: BytesIO()
+        handler = WSGIRequestHandler(request, "192.168.0.2", None)
+
+        malicious_path = "\x1b[31mALERT\x1b[0m"
+
+        with self.assertLogs("django.server", "WARNING") as cm:
+            handler.log_message("GET %s %s", malicious_path, "404")
+
+        log = cm.output[0]
+
+        self.assertNotIn("\x1b[31m", log)
+        self.assertIn("\\x1b[31mALERT\\x1b[0m", log)
+
     def test_https(self):
         request = WSGIRequest(self.request_factory.get("/").environ)
         request.makefile = lambda *args, **kwargs: BytesIO()