CVE-2020-24584 — Vulnerability in django — CVE Details
Django Incorrect Default Permissions
What Should I Do?
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Low exploitation probability (3.29%). Schedule for your next planned update.
Summary
Advisory Timeline
- First published March 18, 2021 (2034 days ago).
- Last revised November 19, 2024 — 1341 days after initial publication.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
pip install "django>=2.2.16"
pip install "django>=3.1.1"
pip install "django>=3.0.10"
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (3)
Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24584ADVISORY
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1853724acaf17ed7414d54c7d2b5563a25025a71WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/2b099caa5923afa8cfb5f1e8c0d56b6e0e81915bWEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/a3aebfdc8153dc230686b6d2454ccd32ed4c9e6fWEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/cdb367c92a0ba72ddc0cbd13ff42b0e6df709554WEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlWEB
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/2WEB
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/sep/01/security-releasesWEB
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4479-1WEB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200918-0004WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCRPQCBTV3RZHKVZ6K6QOAANPRZQD3GIWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLGFFLMF3X6USMJD7V5F5P4K2WVUTO3TWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2ZHO3GZCJMP3DDTXCNVFV6ED3W64NAUWEB
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-announce/zFCMdgUnutUWEB
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-announce/Gdqn58RqIDMWEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2020-34.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr28-569j-53c4ADVISORY
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/securityWEB
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2020-24584?
- Django Incorrect Default Permissions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2020-24584?
- CVE-2020-24584 affects django. It has a 3.3% probability of exploitation within 30 days (EPSS score). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2020-24584 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.
This places it in the top quartile of EPSS-scored vulnerabilities — 87% of tracked vulnerabilities score at or below it, so it is more likely to be exploited than most of the tracked corpus.
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