CVE-2014-0481

The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.

Published: 2014-08-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0481 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0481

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.12% 2.46% +1.34%
2 2025-11-22 1.49% 1.12% -0.37%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.49% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0481

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0481

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0481

GHSA-296w-6qhq-gf92 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Django denial of service via file upload naming

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0481

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0481 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-django), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0481
gentoo normal CVE-2014-0481: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-22), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/django); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0481
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0481
ubuntu low CVE-2014-0481 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-django), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse_project opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django <= 1.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
djangoproject django 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0481

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