Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affecting python-django package, versions <2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PYTHONDJANGO-1279529
  • published5 May 2021
  • disclosed5 May 2021

Introduced: 5 May 2021

CVE-2021-31542  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-434  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 python-django to version 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.6 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Django 2.2 before 2.2.21, 3.1 before 3.1.9, and 3.2 before 3.2.1, MultiPartParser, UploadedFile, and FieldFile allowed directory traversal via uploaded files with suitably crafted file names.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1