GHSA-9jmf-237g-qf46 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in django. A fix is available for django — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-9jmf-237g-qf46.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.7 and 4.2 before 4.2.14. Derived classes of the django.core.files.storage.Storage base class, when they override generate_filename() without replicating the file-path validations from the parent class, potentially allow directory traversal via certain inputs during a save() call. (Built-in Storage sub-classes are unaffected.)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | django | ≥ 5.0&&< 5.0.7 | 5.0.7pip install --upgrade 'django==5.0.7' |
| 🐍PyPI | django | ≥ 4.2&&< 4.2.14 | 4.2.14pip install --upgrade 'django==4.2.14' |
Affected Products
djangodjangoprojectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update django to 5.0.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-9jmf-237g-qf46 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.Source: Red Hat security advisory for GHSA-9jmf-237g-qf46 (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | python3x-django-0:4.2.15-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:6428 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 | python-django-0:3.2.12-8.el9ost | RHSA-2024:9481 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | python-django-0:4.2.16-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:8906 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-9jmf-237g-qf46 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.