GHSA-fvgf-6h6h-3322
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Django Directory Traversal via archive.extract
Published March 18, 2021Updated September 20, 2024Source: osv
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.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
pip
Update django to 3.1.6 or laterpip install "django>=3.1.6"
pip
Update django to 3.0.12 or laterpip install "django>=3.0.12"
pip
Update django to 2.2.18 or laterpip install "django>=2.2.18"
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (3)
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-22Path TraversalMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.1 score means for each attack dimension.
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3281ADVISORY
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/02e6592835b4559909aa3aaaf67988fef435f624WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/05413afa8c18cdb978fcdf470e09f7a12b234a23WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/21e7622dec1f8612c85c2fc37fe8efbfd3311e37WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/52e409ed17287e9aabda847b6afe58be2fa9f86aWEB
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/3.0.12WEB
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/securityWEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvgf-6h6h-3322ADVISORY
- https://github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2021-9.yamlWEB
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announceWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YF52FKEH5S2P5CM4X7IXSYG67YY2CDOOWEB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0004WEB
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/feb/01/security-releasesWEB
Risk Assessment
CVSS Score
3.1
Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.
EPSS Score (30-day exploit probability)
36.23%
Higher than 97% of vulnerabilities
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