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 files," which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Published: 2009-08-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2659 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.38%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2659

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-21 1.86% 1.38% -0.48%
2 2025-03-30 5.82% 1.86% -3.96%
3 2025-03-29 — 5.82% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2659

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2659

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2009-2659

GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Django Admin Media Handler Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2659

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-2659 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-django), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2659
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2659
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2659 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-django), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 2, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2659

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2659

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
django_project django 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
django_project django 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2659

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