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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 6.5 · djangoprojectNVD modified 2026-10-12 15:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3