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TI-2026-49909 Aliases CVE-2026-71238GHSA-qc6p-hvpv-4f8h

DjangoCRM - Hardcoded Django SECRET_KEY Enables Session and CSRF Token Forgery

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-798Published · Updated

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

DjangoCRM ships with its Django SECRET_KEY hardcoded directly in the committed webcrm/settings.py rather than read from an environment variable. Since this key is used for session signing, CSRF token generation, and password reset tokens, anyone who reads the public repository can forge valid session cookies (including for the superadmin account), forge CSRF tokens, and forge password reset tokens, achieving full account takeover.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DjangoCRMdjango-crmall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • django-crm VendorDjangoCRM Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71238
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc6p-hvpv-4f8h

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-49910 DjangoCRM - Server-Side Template Injection in Mass Mail Message Rendering CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-61709 DjangoCRM django-crm Bulk Case Update bulk_views.py BulkUpdateCasesView authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-49911 DjangoCRM - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via toggle_default_sorting next_url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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