Medium severity · published Oct 1, 2025
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
6.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DJ
Django · djangoproject
4.2 before 4.2.25; 5.1 before 5.1.13; 5.2 before 5.2.7 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59682
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Release Notes
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Release Notes
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
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