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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-3281): Django vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-3281): Django vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/01/2021
Created
02/03/2021
Added
02/02/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-django
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-django

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