Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6 archive.extract path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function archive.extract. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59682. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function archive.extract. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59682. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266399 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7794-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.25, 5.1.13 or 5.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (266399) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2186). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Fedora Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
• Open Source Django

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Django

Version

• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18
• 4.2.19
• 4.2.20
• 4.2.21
• 4.2.22
• 4.2.23
• 4.2.24
• 5.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.1.2
• 5.1.3
• 5.1.4
• 5.1.5
• 5.1.6
• 5.1.7
• 5.1.8
• 5.1.9
• 5.1.10
• 5.1.11
• 5.1.12
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 266399
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7794-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Django 4.2.25/5.1.13/5.2.7

Timelineinfo

10/01/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/10/2026 +101 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59682 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326669
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2186 - Django: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2025 19:15
Updated: 01/10/2026 02:34
Changes: 10/01/2025 19:15 (52), 10/02/2025 22:29 (2), 10/06/2025 10:06 (7), 10/23/2025 05:26 (21), 10/30/2025 02:47 (1), 01/10/2026 02:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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