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VulnerabilityGHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr

Directory traversal outside of SENDFILE_ROOT in django-sendfile2

django-sendfile2 currently relies on the backend to correctly limit file paths to `SENDFILE_ROOT`.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
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Chance of exploitation
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Sources
1 source

What to do

GitHub lists first patched versions: django-sendfile2: 0.6.0. Confirm the affected range and upgrade guidance in the exact advisory.

Read GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr (opens a new tab)

What happened

django-sendfile2 currently relies on the backend to correctly limit file paths to `SENDFILE_ROOT`. This is not the case for the `simple` and `development` backends, it is also not necessarily the case for any of the other backends either (it's just an assumption that was made by the original author).

This will be fixed in 0.6.0 which is to be released the same day as this advisory is made public.

When upgrading, you will need to make sure `SENDFILE_ROOT` is set in your settings module if it wasn't already.

Affected package ranges reported by GitHub: django-sendfile2: < 0.6.0

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr (opens a new tab)

    The public advisory supplies the description, affected package/version ranges, and any listed CVSS metric. GitHub review is not local review.

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  2. Primary source

    GitHub public advisory API page (opens a new tab)

    The API page supplied GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr, its actual identifiers, source dates, and structured metrics.

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 24). Directory traversal outside of SENDFILE_ROOT in django-sendfile2. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr

MLA

"Directory traversal outside of SENDFILE_ROOT in django-sendfile2." KEVWire, 24 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Directory traversal outside of SENDFILE_ROOT in django-sendfile2." Last modified October 24, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Directory traversal outside of SENDFILE_ROOT in django-sendfile2 (Jun 24, 2020).
django-sendfile2 currently relies on the backend to correctly limit file paths to `SENDFILE_ROOT`. This is not the case for the `simple` and `development` backends, it is also not necessarily the case for any of the other backends either (it's just an assumption that was made by the original author).

This will be fixed in 0.6.0 which is to be released the same day as this advisory is made public.
Sources:
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr
GitHub public advisory API page: https://api.github.com/advisories?type=reviewed&per_page=100&sort=updated&direction=desc
Record ID: GHSA-6r3c-8xf3-ggrr.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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