#VU51936 Path traversal in Django - CVE-2021-28658

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#VU51936 Path traversal in Django - CVE-2021-28658

Published: April 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51936
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28658
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Django
Software vendor:
Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in MultiPartParser. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted files with suitably crafted file names and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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