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CVE-2021-3281: Django Directory Traversal via archive.extract

March 18, 2021 (updated September 20, 2024)

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.

References

  • docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/3.0.12
  • docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/security
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvgf-6h6h-3322
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/02e6592835b4559909aa3aaaf67988fef435f624
  • github.com/django/django/commit/05413afa8c18cdb978fcdf470e09f7a12b234a23
  • github.com/django/django/commit/21e7622dec1f8612c85c2fc37fe8efbfd3311e37
  • github.com/django/django/commit/52e409ed17287e9aabda847b6afe58be2fa9f86a
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2021-9.yaml
  • groups.google.com/forum/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YF52FKEH5S2P5CM4X7IXSYG67YY2CDOO
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3281
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0004
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/feb/01/security-releases

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.2 before 2.2.18, all versions starting from 3.0 before 3.0.12, all versions starting from 3.1 before 3.1.6

Fixed versions

  • 2.2.18
  • 3.1.6
  • 3.0.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.2.18, 3.0.12, 3.1.6 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2021-3281.yml

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