djust has an authorization bypass on the WebSocket/SSE mount path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to version 1.0.7, the live (WebSocket) transport authorizes a mount via `check_view_auth`, not Django's `View.dispatch()` chain. As a result, standard Django authorization — `LoginRequiredMixin`, `PermissionRequiredMixin`, `UserPassesTestMixin`, `@method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")`, and custom `dispatch()` guards — and the djust admin extension's staff gate (applied only in the HTTP `as_view` wrapper) were enforced on the initial HTTP GET but silently bypassed over WebSocket, where all events and state flow. An anonymous or under-privileged client could open a WebSocket and mount such a view — including admin list/create/change/delete — and dispatch its handlers. This is fixed in djust 1.0.7. `check_view_auth` now honors the Django `AccessMixin` family on every transport; a new system check S004 fails loud at startup on auth patterns the runtime cannot safely replay (decorator/overridden-`dispatch` forms); and the admin base mixin declares `login_required = True` + an active-staff `check_permissions` gate. As a workaround, gate views using djust's `login_required` / `permission_required` / `check_permissions` attributes (honored on all transports) rather than HTTP-only mixins/decorators.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| djust-org | djust | before 1.0.7 | 1.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | djust (PyPI) | before 1.0.7 | 1.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-xhhm-f6hp-2qwj |
- djust Vendordjust-org Affected before 1.0.7 Fixed in 1.0.7 Patch available CNA
- djust (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.7 Fixed in 1.0.7 Patch available GHSA-xhhm-f6hp-2qwj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA djust (djust-org) Fixed in 1.0.7
- Fix · GHSA-xhhm-f6hp-2qwj djust (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhhm-f6hp-2qwj
References
More djust-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-40112 Improper authorization in djust-org djust CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-78534 Arbitrary file read in djust find_handlers_for_template MCP tool CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2026-44127 djust has an unauthenticated arbitrary module import via the WebSocket/SSE view-mount path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-44121 Cross-site request forgery in djust-org djust CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-44119 djust: Unsigned client state snapshot is restored as trusted view state (privilege escalation / state injection) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-44120 Session fixation in djust-org djust CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-61594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhhm-f6hp-2qwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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