Django directory traversal flaw
Published Aug 4, 2009
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.28%
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 traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.96
- 1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02265) | 80.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01859) | 81.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05822) | 83.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01859) | 81.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 79.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 78.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 75.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36137 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36153 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/29/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2659 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515581 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/da85d76fd6ca846f3b0ff414e042ddb5e62e2e69
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/df7f917b7f51ba969faa49d000ffc79572c5dcb4
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2009-3.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2659
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111211001428/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2659
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.