Path traversal in djangoproject Django
Priority LOW 31CWE-23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-23 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00932 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (djangoproject): 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7django (PyPI): 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | Django | 4.2 to before 4.2.25; 5.1 to before 5.1.13; 5.2 to before 5.2.7 | 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | django (PyPI) | 4.2 to before 4.2.25 | 4.2.25 | Patch available | GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff |
| — | django (PyPI) | 5.1 to before 5.1.13 | 5.1.13 | Patch available | GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff |
| — | django (PyPI) | 5.2 to before 5.2.7 | 5.2.7 | Patch available | GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff |
- Django Vendordjangoproject Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.25; 5.1 to before 5.1.13; 5.2 to before 5.2.7 Fixed in 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7 Patch available CNA
- django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.25 Fixed in 4.2.25 Patch available GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
- django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.1 to before 5.1.13 Fixed in 5.1.13 Patch available GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
- django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.2 to before 5.2.7 Fixed in 5.2.7 Patch available GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.25; 5.1 to before 5.1.13; 5.2 to before 5.2.7 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 to before 4.2.25; 5.1 to before 5.1.13; 5.2 to before 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Django (djangoproject) Fixed in 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7
- Fix · GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff django (PyPI) Fixed in 4.2.25 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff django (PyPI) Fixed in 5.1.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff django (PyPI) Fixed in 5.2.7 Advisory →
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2026:0414 Released 2026-01-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:23196 Released 2025-12-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Ansible DevSpaces Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:19221 Released 2025-10-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:19201 Released 2025-10-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-eda-controller-1.2.1-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-base-1.2.1-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-base-services-1.2.1-1.el9ap +4
- RHSA-2025:18984 Released 2025-10-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel8, ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8
- RHSA-2025:18979 Released 2025-10-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-gateway-2.5.20251022-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-config-2.5.20251022-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20251022-1.el8ap +1
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-gateway-2.5.20251022-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-config-2.5.20251022-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20251022-1.el9ap +1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
djangoproject Django 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-37144 SQL injection in djangoproject DjangoPriority MEDIUM 43
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Service Mesh 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18979, RHSA-2025:18984 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18979 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19221, RHSA-2025:23196 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19201 |
| Red Hat Discovery 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0414 |
Not affected: 13 products
- OpenShift Service Mesh 3
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Discovery 1
- Red Hat Discovery 2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59682
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff
References
Advisory 4
Other 6
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/924a0c092e65fa2d0953fd1855d2dc8786d94de2
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
More djangoproject Django vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15177 An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05994 Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10198 An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14306 Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10595 An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14006 Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-59682 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59682 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q95w-c7qg-hrff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-59682 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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