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title: "Django 2.2.18 release notes"
version: 2.2
locale: en
source: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/releases/2.2.18/
canonical: https://djangodocs.dev/en/2.2/releases/2.2.18/
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# Django 2.2.18 release notes

*February 1, 2021*

Django 2.2.18 fixes a security issue with severity “low” in 2.2.17.

## CVE-2021-3281: Potential directory-traversal via `archive.extract()`

The `django.utils.archive.extract()` function, used by
[`startapp --template`](/en/2.2/ref/django-admin/#cmdoption-startapp-template) and [`startproject --template`](/en/2.2/ref/django-admin/#cmdoption-startproject-template), allowed
directory-traversal via an archive with absolute paths or relative paths with
dot segments.