# 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.

- Also known as: GHSA-Q95W-C7QG-HRFF, BIT-DJANGO-2025-59682, PYSEC-2026-1296
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7
- Published: 2025-10-01 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- djangoproject Django: from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.25; from 5.1, fixed in 5.1.13; from 5.2, fixed in 5.2.7
- django (PyPI): from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.25
- django (PyPI): from 5.1, fixed in 5.1.13
- django (PyPI): from 5.2, fixed in 5.2.7
- django (PyPI): from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.25; from 5.1, fixed in 5.1.13; from 5.2, fixed in 5.2.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/

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