Path Traversal in Django
Django before 2.2.24, 3.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.4 has a potential directory traversal via django.contrib.admindocs. Staff members could use the TemplateDetailView view to check the existence of arbitrary files. Additionally, if (and only if) the default admindocs templates have been customized by application developers to also show file contents, then not only the existence but also the file contents would have been exposed. In other words, there is directory traversal outside of the template root directories.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django | < 2.2.24, >= 3.0, < 3.1.12, >= 3.2, < 3.2.4 | 2.2.24, 3.1.12, 3.2.4 |
References
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/security/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/jun/02/security-releases/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68w8-qjq3-2gfm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33203
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/053cc9534d174dc89daba36724ed2dcb36755b90
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/20c67a0693c4ede2b09af02574823485e82e4c8f
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/dfaba12cda060b8b292ae1d271b44bf810b1c5b9
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2021-98.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210727-0004
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/jun/02/security-releases
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
django- Disclosed
- 08.06.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-98 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-68w8-qjq3-2gfm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 10.2007 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 65
- Medium 63
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 8
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 26
earlier: 56
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