CVE-2025-59682

Name	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1116979

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
python-django (PTS)	bullseye	2:2.2.28-1~deb11u2	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	2:2.2.28-1~deb11u8	vulnerable
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	3:3.2.19-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	3:4.2.23-1	vulnerable
	forky	3:4.2.24-1	vulnerable
	sid	3:4.2.25-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
python-django	source	(unstable)	3:4.2.25-1			1116979

Notes

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
https://github.com/django/django/commit/9504bbaa392c9fe37eee9291f5b4c29eb6037619 (4.2.25)