CVE-2020-24583
Publication date 1 September 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.16, 3.0 before 3.0.10, and 3.1 before 3.1.1 (when Python 3.7+ is used). FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS mode was not applied to intermediate-level directories created in the process of uploading files. It was also not applied to intermediate-level collected static directories when using the collectstatic management command.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-django | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Notes
mdeslaur
This issue is caused by a behavioural change in Python 3.7. While python3.7 is available for bionic, it doesn't replace python3.6, so bionic is not affected by this issue.
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4479-1
- Django vulnerabilities
- 1 September 2020