django-tastypie throttle.py CacheDBThrottle race condition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A flaw has been found in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. The affected element is the function CacheThrottle/CacheDBThrottle of the file tastypie/throttle.py. This manipulation causes race condition. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as 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.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16208
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4r9-g979-rc2x
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16208 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16208 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4r9-g979-rc2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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