# CVE-2020-14942: PYSEC-2020-112 - Tendenci 12.0.10 allows unrestricted deserialization in apps\helpdesk\views\staff.py.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-14942-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-in-tendenci  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-06-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-14942 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-06-21

Tendenci 12.0.10 allows unrestricted deserialization in apps\helpdesk\views\staff.py.

Technologies: [tendenci (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/tendenci). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-14942 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-14942 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-14942?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 June 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** tendenci (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-14942?** Yes. tendenci (PyPI): upgrade to 12.0.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-14942?** Check whether you run tendenci (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- tendenci (PyPI): upgrade to 12.0.11 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "tendenci>=12.0.11"
  ```


## Affected products

- tendenci (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-14942
- GHSA-jqmc-fxxp-r589
- PYSEC-2020-112

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