CVE-2022-36359
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 60.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-08-03 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-13 16:32Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-07-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity CheckBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4953d37bddb1814b5c21c22d4ef87ab64be9faa174b51f727600d1780d51052f
05 Affected products
06 References
- docs.djangoproject.comhttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20220803 Django: CVE-2022-36359: Potential reflected file download vulnerability in FileResponse.http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/03/1
- groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/g/django-announce/c/8cz--gvaJr4
- www.djangoproject.comhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/aug/03/security-releases/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0008/
- www.debian.orgDSA-5254https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-8fed428c5ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-a53ab7c969https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- python-django Fixed in 4.0.7-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- python-django Fixed in 3:3.2.15-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python-django Fixed in 3:3.2.15-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python-django Fixed in 3:3.2.15-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- python-django Fixed in 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.13
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- python-django Fixed in 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.