CVE-2020-18704
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in django-widgy
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
CVE-2020-18704- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
CVE-2020-18704- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0060 No score
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0060- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98hv-qff3-8793
9.3
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in django-widgy
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
GHSA-98hv-qff3-8793- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
CVE-2020-18704- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-98hv-qff3-8793
9.3
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in django-widgy
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
GHSA-98hv-qff3-8793- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-336 No score
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Django-Widgy v0.8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'image' widget in the component 'Change Widgy Page'.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
django-widgyPyPI |
before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
django-widgyPyPI |
before 0.9.0, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.30.1.4 Show 23 moreShow less0.1.50.1.60.2.00.3.00.3.10.3.20.3.30.3.40.3.50.4.00.5.00.6.00.6.10.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.40.8.00.8.10.8.20.8.30.8.4 |
0.9.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-18704 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Fusionbox Widgy, published August 16, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in django-widgy 0.9.0.