CVE-2021-3281

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3281
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-02 07:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:37:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Djangoproject Django All All All All
Application Djangoproject Django All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Netapp Snapcenter - All All All
Application Netapp Snapcenter - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Redirecting to Google Groups groups.google.com
Redirecting to Google Groups MISC groups.google.com Third Party Advisory
Archive of security issues | Django documentation | Django MISC docs.djangoproject.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2021-3281 Django Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: python-django-3.0.12-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: python-django-3.0.12-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Django security releases issued: 3.1.6, 3.0.12, and 2.2.18 | Weblog | Django CONFIRM www.djangoproject.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 14011 Ansible Tower Security Update 3.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 180516 Debian Security Update for python-django (CVE-2021-3281)
  • 181172 Debian Security Update for python-django (DLA 3164-1)
  • 239639 Red Hat Update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (python-django20) (RHSA-2021:3490)
  • 239944 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1 (RHSA-2021:5070)
  • 239947 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • 239950 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • 239953 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • 239955 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • 239959 Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • 501676 Alpine Linux Security Update for py3-django
  • 980642 Python (pip) Security Update for django (GHSA-fvgf-6h6h-3322)
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