Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25111

django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

Published May 31, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 2, 2025 · django-helpdesk Project

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25111. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of django-helpdesk Project is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor django-helpdesk Project django-helpdesk 0 <1.0.0

django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor django-helpdesk Project django-helpdesk 0 <1.0.00 <1.0.0

How to fix CVE-2018-25111

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25111. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of django-helpdesk Project is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with django-helpdesk Project django-helpdesk 0 <1.0.0 0 <1.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 31, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

  2. Jun 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25111

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25111

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16536

    django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.