CVE-2022-36359

Description

An issue was discovered in the HTTP FileResponse class in Django 3.2 before 3.2.15 and 4.0 before 4.0.7. An application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack that sets the Content-Disposition header of a FileResponse when the filename is derived from user-supplied input.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org 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://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/ patch vendor advisory not applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/03/1 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce/c/8cz--gvaJr4 third party advisory release notes
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/aug/03/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0008/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-36359?
CVE-2022-36359 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-36359?
To fix CVE-2022-36359, 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-2022-36359 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-36359 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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