vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4902-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4902-1",
  "summary": "python-django vulnerability",
  "details": "Dennis Brinkrolf discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain\nfilenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create or\noverwrite files in unexpected directories.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28658"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-04-06T10:56:20Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:26Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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