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Vulnerability details: VCID-c6xy-v4sf-u3hn
Vulnerability ID VCID-c6xy-v4sf-u3hn
Aliases CVE-2025-59682
GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
Summary Django vulnerable to partial directory traversal via archives 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59682.json
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
epss 0.0002 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
generic_textual LOW https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
ssvc Track https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://github.com/django/django
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/django/django
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
generic_textual LOW https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
ssvc Track https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
generic_textual LOW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
generic_textual LOW https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
cvssv3.1 3.1 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
ssvc Track https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
cvssv3.1 3.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
generic_textual LOW http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59682.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-59682
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14232
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-41164
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43665
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-24680
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27351
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-39329
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-39330
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-39614
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-41989
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-41991
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-42005
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-45231
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-53907
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-56374
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-13372
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-26699
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-32873
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-48432
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-57833
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-59681
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-59682
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-64459
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-64460
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/django/django
https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
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
1116979 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1116979
2400450 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400450
CVE-2025-59682 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
RHSA-2025:18979 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18979
RHSA-2025:18984 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18984
RHSA-2025:19201 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19201
RHSA-2025:19221 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19221
RHSA-2025:23196 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23196
RHSA-2026:0414 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0414
security-releases https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
USN-7794-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/7794-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2025-59682.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-01T19:10:29Z/ Found at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-01T19:10:29Z/ Found at https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59682
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-01T19:10:29Z/ Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.05204
EPSS Score 0.0002
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:52:56.901520+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/pypi/Django/CVE-2025-59682.yml 38.0.0