CVE-2021-3281
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 41.5%python-django - security update
Published: 3/18/2021Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
In Django 2.2 before 2.2.18, 3.0 before 3.0.12, and 3.1 before 3.1.6, the django.utils.archive.extract method (used by "startapp --template" and "startproject --template") allows directory traversal via an archive with absolute paths or relative paths with dot segments.
Affected packages (5)
- Bitnami/django>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.18, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.6
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 2:2.2.18-1
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u10
- PyPI/django>= 2.2, < 2.2.18
- PyPI/django>= 2.2, < 2.2.18, >= 3.0, < 3.0.12, >= 3.1, < 3.1.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
References (21)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvgf-6h6h-3322
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3281
- ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0004/
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3281
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/feb/01/security-releases/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/3.0.12
- WEBhttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/security
- WEBhttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/security/
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/02e6592835b4559909aa3aaaf67988fef435f624
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/05413afa8c18cdb978fcdf470e09f7a12b234a23
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/21e7622dec1f8612c85c2fc37fe8efbfd3311e37
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/52e409ed17287e9aabda847b6afe58be2fa9f86a
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2021-9.yaml
- WEBhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- WEBhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YF52FKEH5S2P5CM4X7IXSYG67YY2CDOO/
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YF52FKEH5S2P5CM4X7IXSYG67YY2CDOO
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YF52FKEH5S2P5CM4X7IXSYG67YY2CDOO/
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0004
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/feb/01/security-releases