{"cve":"CVE-2009-2659","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-04T16:30:00.437","modified":"2026-06-16T23:09:56.243","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134","http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/11353","http://secunia.com/advisories/36137","http://secunia.com/advisories/36153","http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security/"],"products":["django_project:django"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2659","score":0.02284,"percentile":0.83158,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9xg7-gg9m-rmq9","summary":"Django Admin Media Handler Vulnerable to Directory Traversal","modified":"2024-09-16T22:21:42.285753Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"django","purl":"pkg:pypi/django","ranges":[">=0.96.0 <0.96.4"],"fixed":["0.96.4"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"django","purl":"pkg:pypi/django","ranges":[">=1.0 <1.0.3"],"fixed":["1.0.3"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2009-3","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2009-3","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:50.942297520Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"django","purl":"pkg:pypi/django","ranges":["<1.1"],"fixed":["1.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}