CVE-2025-59682
LOWDjango 4.2-4.2.24, 5.1-5.1.12, 5.2-5.2.6 - Relative Path Traversal via Archive Extraction
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.1
EPSS
0.0086
EPSS Percentile
53.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-23
Status
published
Products (2)
djangoproject/django
4.2.0 - 4.2.25
pypi/django
4.2 - 4.2.25PyPI
Published
Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026