CVE-2022-24840 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in django-s3file
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-24840?
CVE-2022-24840 is a critical vulnerability in codingjoe django-s3file, published on 6 Jun 2022.
Official description
django-s3file is a lightweight file upload input for Django and Amazon S3 . In versions prior to 5.5.1 it was possible to traverse the entire AWS S3 bucket and in most cases to access or delete files. If the `AWS_LOCATION` setting was set, traversal was limited to that location only. The issue was discovered by the maintainer. There were no reports of the vulnerability being known to or exploited by a third party, prior to the release of the patch. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.5.1 and above. There is no feasible workaround. We must urge all users to immediately updated to a patched version.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24840?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including django-s3file. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django-s3file PyPI | All versions | 5.5.1 |
django-s3file PyPI | All versions | 5.5.1 |
django-s3file PyPI | All versions | 5.5.1 |
Products include Django-S3file Project Django-S3file.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24840?
Upgrade django-s3file to 5.5.1 or later.
Is CVE-2022-24840 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-24840 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w8f-hjm9-xwgf, PYSEC-2022-208.