CVE-2009-2659

Advisory

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.
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/jul/28/security/

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

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.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2659
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35859
• 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539134
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36137
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36153
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00055.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00069.html