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 trave
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.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django | < 1.1 | 1.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2659
- 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
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00055.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00069.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36153
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
django- Disclosed
- 04.08.2009
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2009-3 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 10.2007 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 65
- Medium 63
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 8
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 26
earlier: 56
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