CVE-2021-45452

Description

Storage.save in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1 allows directory traversal if crafted filenames are directly passed to it.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/ patch vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/jan/04/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0005/ third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45452?
CVE-2021-45452 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-45452?
To fix CVE-2021-45452, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-45452 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-45452 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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