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CVE-2021-3281
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-02-02T07:15:14.020 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:04:53.093

Summary

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.

Affected products

djangoproject — django

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