# CVE-2024-11404: File Upload Bypass in django Filer

- Also known as: GHSA-J4V3-WWWX-5GQV, PYSEC-2026-1298
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3, 3.3.0
- Published: 2024-11-20 · Updated: 2026-06-02

## Affected

- django CMS Association django Filer: from 3, fixed in 3.3
- django-filer (PyPI): fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

Unrestricted 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3, 3.3.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.usom.gov.tr/bildirim/tr-24-1864
- https://www.django-cms.org/en/blog/2024/11/19/security-updates-for-django-filer-and-django-cms-attributes-field/
- https://iltosec.com/blog/post/cve-2024-11404-medium-severity-file-upload-vulnerabilities-in-django-filer-323/
- https://pypi.org/project/django-filer/
- https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-24-1864

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