# CVE-2018-25111: django-helpdesk before 1.0.0 allows Sensitive Data Exposure because of os.umask(0) in models.py.

- Also known as: GHSA-M4JX-M5HG-QRXX, PYSEC-2025-44
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0
- Published: 2025-05-31 · Updated: 2025-06-02

## Affected

- django-helpdesk Project django-helpdesk: fixed in 1.0.0
- django-helpdesk (PyPI): fixed in 1.0.0

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/pull/1120
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/issues/591

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