CVE-2020-17495 json
django-celery-results Stores Sensitive Information In Cleartext
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-fvx8-v524-8579 , PYSEC-2020-38 , EUVD-2020-0063
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
django-celery-results through 1.2.1 stores task results in the database. Among the data it stores are the variables passed into the tasks. The variables may contain sensitive cleartext information that does not belong unencrypted in the database.
Patch / fix
- pypi django-celery-results 2.0.0, 2.4.0
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0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | django-celery-results | <2.4.0 <2.0.0 |
2.4.0 2.0.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
-
github.com
/celery/django-celery-results/pull/316
web
-
github.com
/celery/django-celery-results/commit/ad508fe3433499e5fc94645412d911e174863f28
web
-
github.com
/celery/django-celery-results/issues/142
web, third-party-advisory, report
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17495
advisory
-
github.com
/celery/django-celery-results/issues/154
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-fvx8-v524-8579
advisory
-
github.com
/celery/django-celery-results
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-celery-results/PYSEC-2020-38.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-17495
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fvx8-v524-8579
- NVD CVE-2020-17495
- OSV PYSEC-2020-38
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