{"id":"CVE-2025-59682","title":"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","summary":"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…","severity":"low","cvss":3.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-23","CWE-22"],"vendor":"djangoproject","product":"django","affected":["django >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.25","django >= 5.1, < 5.1.13","django >= 5.2, < 5.2.7"],"patched":["django 5.2.7"],"published":"2025-10-01","updated":"2026-10-12","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-12T15:10:00.207","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682","references":[{"url":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-59682.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59682"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400450"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59682"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18979"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18984"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19201"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19221"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23196"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0414"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2"},{"url":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django"},{"url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","osv","pip","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00932,"epssPercentile":0.60514,"aliases":["GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff","BIT-django-2025-59682","PYSEC-2026-1296"],"ecosystem":"pip","scores":{"nvd":3.1,"vendor":8.8,"osv":3.1},"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:52.347Z","slug":"CVE-2025-59682","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `django >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.25`\n- `django >= 5.1, < 5.1.13`\n- `django >= 5.2, < 5.2.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `django 5.2.7`\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2025-59682)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `django >= 4.2, < 4.2.25`\n- `django >= 5.1, < 5.1.13`\n- `django >= 5.2, < 5.2.7`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `django 4.2.25`\n- `django 5.1.13`\n- `django 5.2.7`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2025:18979** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · released 2025-10-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18979)\n- **RHSA-2025:18984** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · released 2025-10-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18984)\n- **RHSA-2025:19201** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · released 2025-10-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19201)\n- **RHSA-2025:19221** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2025-10-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19221)\n- **RHSA-2025:23196** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2025-12-15 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23196)\n- **RHSA-2026:0414** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Discovery 2 · released 2026-01-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0414)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: OpenShift Service Mesh 3, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Satellite 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat Satellite 6, OpenShift Service Mesh 3, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-59682.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":17,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":17.1,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":219440,"id":"CVE-2025-59682","ts":1791820545539,"field":"cvss","old":"8.8","new":"3.1"},{"seq":219439,"id":"CVE-2025-59682","ts":1791820545539,"field":"severity","old":"high","new":"low"},{"seq":208565,"id":"CVE-2025-59682","ts":1790009091848,"field":"cvss","old":"3.1","new":"8.8"},{"seq":208564,"id":"CVE-2025-59682","ts":1790009091848,"field":"severity","old":"low","new":"high"}]}