django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-277Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00213 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed django-helpdesk (django-helpdesk Project): 1.0.0django-helpdesk (PyPI): 1.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| django-helpdesk | django-helpdesk | before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | django-helpdesk (PyPI) | before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx |
- django-helpdesk Vendordjango-helpdesk Affected before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available CNA
- django-helpdesk (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django-helpdesk_project:django-helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | django-helpdesk |
- cpe:2.3:a:django-helpdesk_project:django-helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·django-helpdesk
Remediation
- Fix · CNA django-helpdesk (django-helpdesk Project) Fixed in 1.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx django-helpdesk (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/issues/591
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/f872ec252769bee5a88b06d07d3634e580c67bcc
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-helpdesk/PYSEC-2025-44.yaml
More Django-helpdesk vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02891 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2021-02849 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-02852 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2018-25111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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