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.
Problem types
CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
Product status
4.2 before 4.2.25
5.1 before 5.1.13
5.2 before 5.2.7
References
docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
groups.google.com/g/django-announce
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
