Directory Traversal Affecting python-django package, versions <1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PYTHONDJANGO-13181882
  • published3 Oct 2025
  • disclosed1 Oct 2025

Introduced: 1 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-59682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-23  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 python-django to version 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1