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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2021-28658 json

Directory Traversal in Django

published 2021-04-06 5 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-django-2021-28658 , EUVD-2021-0063 , GHSA-xgxc-v2qg-chmh , PYSEC-2021-6

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Django 2.2 before 2.2.20, 3.0 before 3.0.14, and 3.1 before 3.1.8, MultiPartParser allowed directory traversal via uploaded files with suitably crafted file names. Built-in upload handlers were not affected by this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 2.2.20, 3.0.14, 3.1.8
  • bitnami django 2.2.20, 3.0.14, 3.1.8
  • djangoproject django 2.2.20, 3.0.14, 3.1.8
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:2.2.20-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28658

  • python-django Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15
  • python-django Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.12
  • python-django Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28658

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • foreman satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 2.5.2.17-2.el7sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.10 4.0.9-1.el7sat
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 6.10.0-3.el7sat
  • python-ecdsa satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 0.13.3-2.el7pc
  • python-pyyaml satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 5.4.1-1.el7pc
  • python3-ecdsa satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 0.13.3-2.el7pc
  • python-aiohttp satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 3.7.4-1.el7pc
  • python-urllib3 satellite capsule 6.10, satellite 6.10 1.26.5-1.el7pc

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:4702RHSA-2021:5070

  • kibana OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 4.6.6-3.9.2
  • grafana OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 6.7.4-4.18.2
  • cassandra OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 3.11.10-5.3.5
  • python-py OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 1.4.34-3.3.3
  • crowbar-core OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 5.0+git.1622489449.a8e60e238-3.50.4
  • python-Django OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 1.11.29-3.25.3
  • ardana-cobbler OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 8.0+git.1614096566.e8c2b27-3.44.3
  • openstack-nova OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 16.1.9~dev92-3.48.5

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:2554-1SUSE-SU-2021:1963-1SUSE-SU-2021:1962-1

  • py3-django Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +9 more 3.1.8-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-28658

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  • python-django Arch Linux 3.2-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1776

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-28658 updated cvss 5.3

django: potential directory-traversal via uploaded files

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 django, python-django
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 python-django, calamari-server, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Storage 3 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers python-django
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python-django20 2.0.13-16.el8ost.1, python3-django20 2.0.13-16.el8ost.1, python-django20-bash-completion 2.0.13-16.el8ost.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:5070
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.10 python3-django 2.2.24-1.el7pc Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.10 python3-django 2.2.24-1.el7pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:4702
  • Red Hat Ansible Tower 3 django Red Hat Satellite 6.10 tfm 7.0-1.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, katello 4.1.1-2.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.20-1.el7pc, receptor 0.6.4-2.el7ar, libcomps 0.1.15-1.el7pc, +584 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.10 tfm 7.0-1.el7sat, katello 4.1.1-2.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.20-1.el7pc, libcomps 0.1.15-1.el7pc, python-rq 1.8.1-1.el7pc, python-idna 2.10-1.el7pc, +368 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=2.2a1, <2.2.20
>=3.0a1, <3.0.14
>=3.1a1, <3.1.8
>=2.2, <2.2.20
>=3.0, <3.0.14
>=3.1, <3.1.8
2.2.20
3.0.14
3.1.8
bitnami django
>=2.2.0, <2.2.20
>=3.0.0, <3.0.14
>=3.1.0, <3.1.8
2.2.20
3.0.14
3.1.8

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.