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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.

Published

2025-10-01T19:15:37.007

Last Modified

2025-10-22T15:58:29.237

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-23

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	djangoproject	django	< 4.2.25	Yes
Application	djangoproject	django	< 5.1.13	Yes
Application	djangoproject	django	< 5.2.7	Yes

References

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])