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CVE-2014-0012

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: t...

Published: May 19, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Insecure Temporary File in Jinja2

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
Jinja2
OSS Libraries
pocoo
oss-projectaka jinja2, babel
jinja2Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0012
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/292
github.com
https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/296
github.com
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