CVE-2014-1402

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1402
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-19 14:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration for bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted .cache file with a name starting with __jinja2_ in /tmp.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.0 - All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.0 rc1 All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.1.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.2 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.2.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.3 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.3.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.4 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.4.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5.1 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5.2 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5.3 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5.4 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.5.5 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.6 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 2.7 All All All
Application Pocoo Jinja2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA60738 - Gentoo update for jinja - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
1051421 – (CVE-2014-1402) CVE-2014-1402 python-jinja2: FileSystemBytecodeCache insecure cache temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Jinja2: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA56287 - Jinja Filesystem Cache Insecure File Creation Security Issue - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0028 - Updated python-jinja2 package fixes two security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: python-jinja2: arbitrary code execution vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Security Advisory SA58783 - Oracle Linux update for python-jinja2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#734747 - jinja2: CVE-2014-1402: jinja2.bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache: insecure default directory - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
[El-errata] ELSA-2014-0747 Moderate: Oracle Linux 6 python-jinja2 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oss.oracle.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA59017 - Red Hat update for python-jinja2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:096 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA58918 - Red Hat update for python33-python-jinja2 and python27-python-jinja2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE Request: python-jinja2: arbitrary code execution vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Jinja2 Changelog — Jinja2 Documentation (2.8-dev) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jinja.pocoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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