CVE-2024-11404
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in django CMS Association django Filer allows Input Data Manipulation, Stored XSS. This issue affects django Filer: from 3 before 3.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencedjango Filer (a file management plugin for django CMS) versions before 3.3 contain an unrestricted file upload vulnerability allowing dangerous file types to be uploaded, combined with a stored XSS vulnerability. Attackers can upload malicious files containing scripts that execute when other users view or access the uploaded files.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check django Filer version in your environmentRun 'pip show django-filer' or inspect your requirements.txt or pip freeze output to find the installed version of django-filerAffected if The installed version is lower than 3.3 (e.g., 3.2.x, 3.1.x, etc.)
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Confirm django Filer is in installed appsInspect your Django settings.py and verify 'filer' is listed in the INSTALLED_APPS settingAffected if The 'filer' app is present in INSTALLED_APPS and the version is below 3.3
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Verify file upload functionality is accessibleCheck if the django Filer file upload endpoints are routed and accessible in your application (typically under /en/admin/filer/ or similar admin-associated paths)Affected if The Filer upload endpoints are accessible and the django-filer version is below 3.3
You are affected if django-filer is installed with a version lower than 3.3 and the file upload functionality is enabled and accessible in your django CMS environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate django Filer to version 3.3 or later to obtain the patched version. Additionally, implement file type validation and content sanitization on the application layer as defense-in-depth.
django-filer 3.3
- Upgrade django-filer to version 3.3 or later by running: pip install django-filer>=3.3
- After upgrading, verify the installation: pip show django-filer
- Test that file upload functionality works correctly with the new version
- Check for any custom code that may rely on old django-filer behavior
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-11404 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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