CVE-2021-3281

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 2, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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