django-tastypie authentication.py ApiKeyAuthentication get request method with sensitive query strings
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. Impacted is the function ApiKeyAuthentication of the file tastypie/authentication.py. The manipulation results in use of get request method with sensitive query strings. The attack can be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is considered difficult. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | django-tastypie | 0.15.0; 0.15.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- django-tastypie Vendor— Affected 0.15.0; 0.15.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django-tastypie:django-tastypie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:django-tastypie:django-tastypie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16207
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv2j-8w59-8f8g
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv2j-8w59-8f8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-16207 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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