CVE-2025-59682

low-risk
Published 2025-10-01

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.1/10 Low
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Djangoproject

References (4)

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/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal