The Admin media handler in core/servers/basehttp.py in Django 1.0 and 0.96 does not…
Priority LOW 27CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02265 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Django (PyPI): 0.96.4, 1.0.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 0.96.0 to before 0.96.4 | 0.96.4 | Patch available | GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.0 to before 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.96.0 to before 0.96.4 Fixed in 0.96.4 Patch available GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.0 to before 1.0.3 Fixed in 1.0.3 Patch available GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96 | Vulnerable | Django Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Django Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 Vulnerable ·Django Project
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Django Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 0.96.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9
References
Other 9
- [oss-security] 20090729 CVE Request (django)
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/da85d76fd6ca846f3b0ff414e042ddb5e62e2e69
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/df7f917b7f51ba969faa49d000ffc79572c5dcb4
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2009-3.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111211001428/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security
More Django Project Django vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-00394 bin/compile-messages.py in Django 0.95 does not quote argument strings before invoking… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05594 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin panel in Django 0.96 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-00395 The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2008-02208 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login form in the administration… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-05485 The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-2659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-2659 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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