4.4

CVE-2014-1402: pocoo jinja2

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0028GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353PYSEC-2014-8
Published 19-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1402 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in pocoo jinja2. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat4 products
  • python-jinja2< 0:2.2.1-2.el6_5
  • python-jinja2-debuginfo< 0:2.2.1-2.el6_5
  • python27-python-jinja2< 0:2.6-10.el6 | < 0:2.6-11.el7
  • python33-python-jinja2< 0:2.6-11.el6 | < 0:2.6-12.el7
Debian1 product
  • jinja2< 2.7.2-1
Mageia1 product
  • python-jinja2< 2.5.5-8.2.mga3
Pocoo1 product
  • jinja2≤ 2.7.1 | 2.0 | 2.0:rc1 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4.1 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.5 | 2.6 | 2.7
PyPI1 product
  • jinja2< 2.7.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • jinja2< 2.7.2-2

6 vendors · 9 products

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