Server-side request forgery in Django via SpatialReference string input
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Django versions from 6.1 before 6.1.3, from 6.0 before 6.0.10, and from 5.2 before 5.2.19 are affected. The SpatialReference class in django.contrib.gis.gdal and the related transform() methods and srs/srid setters do not restrict GDAL's file and network access when parsing string input (CWE-918). An attacker can trigger server-side requests or read local files by supplying crafted spatial reference strings. Earlier unsupported Django series such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x were not evaluated and may also be affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
An issue was discovered in Django 6.1 before 6.1.3, 6.0 before 6.0.10, and 5.2 before 5.2.19. `django.contrib.gis.gdal.SpatialReference` (and related `transform()` methods and `srs`/`srid` setters) do not restrict GDAL’s file and network access when parsing string input, which allows attackers to trigger server-side requests or local file reads via crafted spatial reference strings. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Adraca for reporting this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | Django | 6.1 to before 6.1.3; 6.0 to before 6.0.10; 5.2 to before 5.2.19 | 6.1.3, 6.0.10, 5.2.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Django Vendordjangoproject Affected 6.1 to before 6.1.3; 6.0 to before 6.0.10; 5.2 to before 5.2.19 Fixed in 6.1.3, 6.0.10, 5.2.19 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·djangoproject
Remediation
Upgrade Django to 6.1.3, 6.0.10, or 5.2.19, depending on the series in use.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA Django (djangoproject) Fixed in 6.1.3, 6.0.10, 5.2.19
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
djangoproject Django — Django security releases issued: 6.1.3, 6.0.10, and 5.2.19
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84390 Server-side request forgery via crs member of GeoJSON geometriesPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-84388 Memory exhaustion in Django MultiPartParser via base64 file uploadsPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-84389 Log injection via unescaped geometry form values in DjangoPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114582
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-c37w-4pqp-2hm7
References
Patch 4
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3a2ec4378b53c7b8ff5283ad7eba624ffa6f2b2f
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/a658355eb51feccbe90b5ca2e3b7f3543cd99e01
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1c980729e53ef119d43a01d32ead30116c46cd36
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/8bda4d0db15f28828d8db000287562efae5ce063
More djangoproject vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15177 An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05994 Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10198 An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14306 Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10595 An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14006 Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-114582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c37w-4pqp-2hm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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