CVE-2009-2659
The Admin media handler in core/servers/basehttp.py in Django 1.0 and 0.96 does not properly map URL requests to expected "static media files," which allows remote attackers to conduct directory
02 Description
The Admin media handler in core/servers/basehttp.py in Django 1.0 and 0.96 does not properly map URL requests to expected "static media files," which allows remote attackers to conduct directory
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-08-04 16:13Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e5caebb1f73f8d7b0725eb568ccd94234bc4c21dd881abf63f82370e35ca1533
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090729 CVE Request (django)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/29/2
- www.securityfocus.com35859http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859
- code.djangoproject.comhttp://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8169https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00055.html
- secunia.com36137http://secunia.com/advisories/36137
- secunia.com36153http://secunia.com/advisories/36153
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8177https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00069.html
- www.djangoproject.comhttp://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- python-django Fixed in 1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python-django Fixed in 1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python-django Fixed in 1.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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