USN-4975-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4975-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4975-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4975-2
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Published
2021-06-07T13:50:42.755300Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:31Z
Summary
python-django vulnerability
Details

USN-4975-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Rasmus Lerchedahl Petersen and Rasmus Wriedt Larsen discovered that Django incorrectly handled path sanitation in admindocs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to determine the existence of arbitrary files and in certain configurations obtain their contents. (CVE-2021-33203)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / python-django

Package

Name
python-django
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-django@1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.9-1ubuntu5
1.8.5-2ubuntu1
1.8.7-1ubuntu1
1.8.7-1ubuntu2
1.8.7-1ubuntu3
1.8.7-1ubuntu4
1.8.7-1ubuntu5
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.6
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.9
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.11
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.12
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.14
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-django",
            "binary_version": "1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-django-common",
            "binary_version": "1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-django",
            "binary_version": "1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4975-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-33203",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}