PT-2025-23364 · Unknown · Django-Helpdesk

Published 2025-05-31 · Updated 2025-06-16 · CVE-2018-25111

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions django-helpdesk versions prior to 1.0.0

Description The issue concerns Sensitive Data Exposure due to the use of os.umask(0) in models.py. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.0, update to version 1.0.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider modifying the os.umask(0) call in models.py to a more secure setting until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-277

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-25111

GHSA-M4JX-M5HG-QRXX

PYSEC-2025-44

Affected Products

Django-Helpdesk

References · 13

• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/pull/1120 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25111 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m4jx-m5hg-qrxx · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2025-44 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/releases/tag/v1.0.0 · Note
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/issues/591 · Note
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk · Note
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/f872ec252769bee5a88b06d07d3634e580c67bcc · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-helpdesk/PYSEC-2025-44.yaml · Note
• https://t.me/cvetracker/25059 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/125809 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124220 · Telegram Post