GHSA-8x94-hmjh-97hq
HIGH
Django vulnerable to Reflected File Download attack
Published August 11, 2022Updated February 4, 2026Source: osv
Details
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.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
pip
Update django to 4.0.7 or laterpip install "django>=4.0.7"
pip
Update django to 3.2.15 or laterpip install "django>=3.2.15"
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (2)
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-494
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.1 score means for each attack dimension.
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36359ADVISORY
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/b3e4494d759202a3b6bf247fd34455bf13be5b80WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/b7d9529cbe0af4adabb6ea5d01ed8dcce3668fb3WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/bd062445cffd3f6cc6dcd20d13e2abed818fa173WEB
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/securityWEB
- https://github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2022-245.yamlWEB
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce/c/8cz--gvaJr4WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IKWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQIWEB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0008WEB
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254WEB
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/aug/03/security-releasesWEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/03/1WEB
Risk Assessment
CVSS Score
3.1
Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.
EPSS Score (30-day exploit probability)
0.79%
Higher than 74% of vulnerabilities
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