CVE-2025-59682

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.

CVSS v3 3.1 LOW

3.1^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/	Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django::::::::

History

22 Oct 2025, 15:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Djangoproject django Djangoproject
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django::::::::
References	~~() https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ -~~	() https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce -~~	() https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/ -~~	() https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

01 Oct 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-01 19:15

Updated : 2025-10-22 15:58

NVD link : CVE-2025-59682

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59682

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59682

JSON object : View

Products Affected

djangoproject

django

CWE

CWE-23

Relative Path Traversal

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