Vulnerability · 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…
Published Aug 26, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product
Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-0481. EPSS is 2.45%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2014-0483 · Low
- CVE-2014-0482 · Medium
- CVE-2014-0480 · Medium
- CVE-2013-5211 · Unknown · known exploited
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.45%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe djangoproject/django · cpe opensuse project/opensuse · cpe opensuse/opensuse
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.
Are you affected?
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- cpe djangoproject/django1.4
- cpe djangoproject/django1.4.1
- cpe djangoproject/django1.4.2
- cpe djangoproject/django<= 1.4.13
- cpe opensuse project/opensuse12.3
- cpe opensuse/opensuse13.1
How to fix CVE-2014-0481
Upgrade
CVE-2014-0481 lists a fix boundary at 1.4.13. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 1.4.13
Advisory
Open the inventory_high record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-0481. EPSS is 2.45%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with opensuse project/opensuse 12.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-399. EPSS 2.45%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 26, 2014 · Monitored products — high
Detected
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.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high
Updated
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.
Sources
- Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-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.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Monitored products — highNov 7, 2026