CVE-2025-59682
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3:4.2.27-0+deb13u1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3:4.2.25-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3:4.2.25-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:2.2.28-1~deb11u9 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59682.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59682
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.