Path traversal in Django - CVE-2025-59682

 

Path traversal in Django - CVE-2025-59682

Published: October 3, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116427
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59682
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the django.utils.archive.extract() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

Django
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Ubuntu
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
Storage Defender - Resiliency Service
Maximo Application Suite - Edge Data Collector
Ansible Automation Platform
python3.11-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package)
aap-metrics-utility (Red Hat package)
automation-eda-controller (Red Hat package)
receptor (Red Hat package)
python-django (Ubuntu package)
python-django
python3-Django
python-django-help
automation-gateway-proxy (Red Hat package)
ansible-automation-platform-installer (Red Hat package)
python3.11-django-ansible-base (Red Hat package)
automation-gateway (Red Hat package)
automation-platform-ui (Red Hat package)
ansible-builder (Red Hat package)
python3.11-daemon (Red Hat package)
python-django (Debian package)
python311-Django
python3-django-doc
python3-django
python3-django-bash-completion
python3.11-django (Red Hat package)
automation-controller (Red Hat package)
python3.11-galaxy-ng (Red Hat package)
automation-hub (Red Hat package)
ansible-navigator (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-59682

Install updates from vendor's website.

Django - addressed in versions 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7
Storage Defender - Resiliency Service - update to 2.0.18
Ansible Automation Platform - addressed in versions 2.5, 2.6
Maximo Application Suite - Edge Data Collector - addressed in versions 8.11.23, 9.0.15, 9.1.5
python3.11-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 0.4.34-1.el8ap, 0.4.34-1.el9ap
aap-metrics-utility (Red Hat package) - update to 0.6.1-3.el9ap
automation-eda-controller (Red Hat package) - update to 1.2.1-1.el9ap
receptor (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.6.0-2.1.el8ap, 1.6.0-2.1.el9ap
python-django (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm8, 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm9, 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12, 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.29+esm4, 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.22, 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.11, 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.5
python-django - addressed in versions 2.2.27-19, 4.2.15-9
python3-Django - addressed in versions 2.2.27-19, 4.2.15-9
python-django-help - addressed in versions 2.2.27-19, 4.2.15-9
automation-gateway-proxy (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5.10-3.el8ap, 2.6.6-4.el9ap
ansible-automation-platform-installer (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5-19.el8ap, 2.5-19.el9ap, 2.6-2.el9ap
python3.11-django-ansible-base (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5.20251022-1.el8ap, 2.5.20251022-1.el9ap, 2.6.20251023-1.el9ap
automation-gateway (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5.20251022-1.el8ap, 2.5.20251022-1.el9ap, 2.6.20251022-1.el9ap
automation-platform-ui (Red Hat package) - update to 2.6.2-1.el9ap
ansible-builder (Red Hat package) - update to 3.1.0-2.el9ap
python3.11-daemon (Red Hat package) - update to 3.1.2-1.el9ap
python-django (Debian package) - addressed in versions 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1, 3:4.2.27-0+deb13u1
python311-Django - update to 4.2.11-150600.3.33.1
python3-django-doc - update to 4.2.16-4
python3-django - update to 4.2.16-4
python3-django-bash-completion - update to 4.2.16-4
python3.11-django (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.2.25-1.el8ap, 4.2.25-1.el9ap
automation-controller (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.6.21-1.el8ap, 4.6.21-1.el9ap, 4.7.4-1.el9ap
python3.11-galaxy-ng (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.10.9-1.el8ap, 4.10.9-1.el9ap, 4.11.2-1.el9ap
automation-hub (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.10.9-1.el8ap, 4.10.9-1.el9ap, 4.11.2-1.el9ap
ansible-navigator (Red Hat package) - update to 25.8.0-2.el9ap

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