Path Traversal in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2021-45452

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45452?
CVE-2021-45452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-45452?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-45452 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.