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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…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIDjangoGHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- [oss-security] 20090729 CVE Request (django) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 35859 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-8169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 36137 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 36153 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-8177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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