CVE-2021-3281 — Path Traversal in Django

CWE-22 — Path Traversal10 documents8 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
36.2%
top 2.89%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Djangoproject DjangoFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedFeb 2
Latest updateNov 21

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDdjangoproject/django2.2 — 2.2.18+2
▶PyPIdjangoproject/django2.2 — 2.2.18+2

Also affects: Fedora 33

Patches

Patch: docs.djangoproject.com ↗Patch: docs.djangoproject.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
Django Directory Traversal via archive.extract↗2021-03-18
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GHSA
Django Directory Traversal via archive.extract↗2021-03-18
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OSV
CVE-2021-3281: In Django 2↗2021-02-02
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CVEList
CVE-2021-3281: In Django 2↗2021-02-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
django: Potential directory-traversal via archive.extract()↗2021-02-01
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Ubuntu
Django vulnerability↗2021-02-01
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Ubuntu
Django vulnerability↗2021-02-01
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Debian
CVE-2021-3281: python-django - In Django 2.2 before 2.2.18, 3.0 before 3.0.12, and 3.1 before 3.1.6, the django...↗2021
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💬Community

1
HackerOne
Path traversal via archive.extract - CVE 2021-3281 incomplete patch↗2025-11-21
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