CVE-2025-59682

Publication date 1 October 2025

Last updated 8 October 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.1 · Low

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-django 25.10 questing
Fixed 3:5.2.4-1ubuntu2
25.04 plucky
Fixed 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.5
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.11
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.22
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.29+esm4
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm9
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm8

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.1 · Low
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7794-1
    • Django vulnerabilities
    • 1 October 2025

Other references