Path traversal in Django - CVE-2021-45452
Published: January 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59181
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45452
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Django
Django
Software vendor:
Django Software Foundation
Django Software Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Storage.save() method. A remote user can pass a specially crafted HTTP filename to the application and write the file outside of the intended directory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.