ubuntu-cve-2021-3281
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-02-01 10:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:46
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
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{
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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{
"binary_name": "python-django",
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},
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"1.6-1",
"1.6.1-1",
"1.6.1-2",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.2",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.5",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.6",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.8",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10",
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"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12",
"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.13",
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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{
"binary_name": "python-django-common",
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{
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"1.8.5-2ubuntu1",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu1",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu2",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu3",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu4",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.6",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.9",
"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10",
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"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.12",
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"binary_name": "python-django",
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{
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},
"package": {
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"name": "python-django",
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"1:1.11.6-1ubuntu1",
"1:1.11.9-1ubuntu1",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.1",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.2",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.4",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5",
"1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.6",
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{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "python3-django",
"binary_version": "2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "python-django",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-django@2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
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},
{
"fixed": "2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.3"
}
],
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}
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"versions": [
"1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1",
"2:2.2.6-1ubuntu1",
"2:2.2.9-2ubuntu1",
"2:2.2.10-1",
"2:2.2.10-1ubuntu1",
"2:2.2.11-1",
"2:2.2.12-1",
"2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.1",
"2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3281",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:46:43Z",
"published": "2021-02-01T10:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3281"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/feb/01/security-releases/"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4715-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4715-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3281"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-4715-1",
"USN-4715-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2021-3281"
]
}
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