CVE-2025-59682

django: Potential partial directory-traversal via archive.extract()

Published Oct 1, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 3.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.25, 5.1 before 5.1.13, and 5.2 before 5.2.7. The django.utils.archive.extract() function, used by the "startapp --template" and "startproject --template" commands, allows partial directory traversal via an archive with file paths sharing a common prefix with the target directory.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4324-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6117-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6136-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32049 Django vulnerable to partial directory traversal via archives
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff Django vulnerable to partial directory traversal via archives
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7794-1 Django vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title django: Potential partial directory-traversal via archive.extract()
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics threat_severity

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Important

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First Time appeared Djangoproject
Djangoproject django
Vendors & Products Djangoproject
Djangoproject django
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.25, 5.1 before 5.1.13, and 5.2 before 5.2.7. The django.utils.archive.extract() function, used by the "startapp --template" and "startproject --template" commands, allows partial directory traversal via an archive with file paths sharing a common prefix with the target directory.
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2025, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 1, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 3:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 1, 2025, 12:00 AM