CVE-2014-0012
Jinja2 FileSystem BytecodeCache Privilege Escalation
Description
FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402.
INFO
Published Date :
May 19, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to the latest version of Jinja2.
- Update the affected python-Jinja2 packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-0012 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2014-0012.
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-0012
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Analysis on vulnerability database osv.dev focused on commit-related data
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-0012 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-0012 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/73 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56328 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60738 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-13.xml Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051421 Added Reference https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/commit/acb672b6a179567632e032f547582f30fa2f4aa7 Added Reference https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/292 Added Reference https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/296 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402. FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402. FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.02%
score
0.15963
percentile