Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-17495
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the python-django-celery-results package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Debian:13 | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Debian:14 | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17495 |
| PyPI | django-celery-results | 2.4.0 | GHSA-fvx8-v524-8579 |
| PyPI | django-celery-results | 2.0.0 | PYSEC-2020-38 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17495 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | python-django-celery-results | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17495 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/celery/django-celery-results/issues/142 x_refsource_MISC