# CVE-2014-0474: The (1) FilePathField, (2) GenericIPAddressField, and (3) IPAddressField model field classes in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2014-3, GHSA-WQJJ-HX84-V449
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.11, 1.5.6, 1.6.3
- Published: 2014-04-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.11; from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.6; from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.3
- django (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.11
- django (PyPI): from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.6
- django (PyPI): from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.3

## Description

The (1) FilePathField, (2) GenericIPAddressField, and (3) IPAddressField model field classes in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 do not properly perform type conversion, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact and vectors, related to "MySQL typecasting."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.11, 1.5.6, 1.6.3) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html

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