Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Django by Django Software Foundation
CVE-2021-45116

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Djangoproject

Status
Django
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-45116?

An issue was identified in specific versions of Django, where the dictsort template filter can potentially lead to information disclosure or unintended method calls if provided with a specially crafted key. This flaw arises from how the Django Template Language resolves variables, posing a risk to applications relying on these functionalities in the affected versions.

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
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https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/
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https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/jan/04/security...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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