Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 could set unsafe default file permissions through os.umask(0). That can make files created by the application less protected than intended, risking limited exposure or modification of sensitive data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate remediation item. Prioritize upgrades where django-helpdesk runs on shared systems, handles sensitive tickets, or writes files containing secrets or customer data.
Technical view
CVE-2018-25111 is a CWE-277 insecure inherited permissions issue in django-helpdesk models.py. The reported flaw is os.umask(0), affecting django-helpdesk versions before 1.0.0, with CVSS 3.1 score 5.1 and local attack vector.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running django-helpdesk before 1.0.0. Risk depends on whether the application created sensitive files while the unsafe umask was active and whether local users or processes could access them.
Exploitation context
The CVE record does not report active exploitation, and it is not listed as KEV. CVSS marks attack vector as local, with low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and project references. The key condition is django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 using os.umask(0); validate real impact through version inventory and file-permission review.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade django-helpdesk to version 1.0.0 or later.
- Review the linked vendor issue, pull request, and release notes for project guidance.
- Audit files created by affected deployments for overly broad permissions.
- Restrict or recreate exposed sensitive files with appropriate ownership and permissions.
- Rotate affected secrets if audits show they were readable by unintended local users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether django-helpdesk is installed and identify its exact version.
- Check dependency lockfiles and runtime package metadata for versions before 1.0.0.
- Review application-created files for unexpectedly permissive permissions.
- Assess whether sensitive helpdesk data or secrets were written during exposure.
- Document compensating controls around local account and process access.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.52.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Insecure Inherited Permissions
Insecure Inherited Permissions represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.