GHSA-6w2r-r2m5-xq5w
HIGH
Django is subject to SQL injection through its column aliases
Published September 8, 2025Updated February 4, 2026Source: osv
Details
An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.24, 5.1 before 5.1.12, and 5.2 before 5.2.6. FilteredRelation is subject to SQL injection in column aliases, using a suitably crafted dictionary, with dictionary expansion, as the **kwargs passed QuerySet.annotate() or QuerySet.alias().
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
pip
Update django to 5.2.6 or laterpip install "django>=5.2.6"
pip
Update django to 5.1.12 or laterpip install "django>=5.1.12"
pip
Update django to 4.2.24 or laterpip install "django>=4.2.24"
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (3)
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-89SQL InjectionMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.1 score means for each attack dimension.
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57833ADVISORY
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/102965ea93072fe3c39a30be437c683ec1106ef5WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/31334e6965ad136a5e369993b01721499c5d1a92WEB
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/4c044fcc866ec226f612c475950b690b0139d243WEB
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/securityWEB
- https://github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announceWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00017.htmlWEB
- https://medium.com/@EyalSec/django-unauthenticated-0-click-rce-and-sql-injection-using-default-configuration-059964f3f898WEB
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/sep/03/security-releasesWEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/03/3WEB
Risk Assessment
CVSS Score
3.1
Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.
EPSS Score (30-day exploit probability)
0.02%
Higher than 5% of vulnerabilities
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