Directory Traversal Affecting python-django package, versions <2:2.2.16-1ubuntu0.1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.15% (50th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2010-PYTHONDJANGO-1066284
  • published 1 Feb 2021
  • disclosed 2 Feb 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.10 python-django to version 2:2.2.16-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.