# CVE-2021-33203: 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.

- Also known as: GHSA-68W8-QJQ3-2GFM, BIT-DJANGO-2021-33203, PYSEC-2021-98
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.24, 3.1.12, 3.2.4
- Published: 2021-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): fixed in 2.2.24
- django (PyPI): from 3.0, fixed in 3.1.12
- django (PyPI): from 3.2, fixed in 3.2.4
- django (PyPI): fixed in 2.2.24; from 3.0, fixed in 3.1.12; from 3.2, fixed in 3.2.4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.24, 3.1.12, 3.2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/security/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/jun/02/security-releases/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210727-0004/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/

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