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CVE-2025-59681
SQL Injection in django (CVE-2025-59681)
Summary
SQL injection in django (CVE-2025-59681). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-59681** has been found in django.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade django to **4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "django CVE-2025-59681" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-59681 (django) — CWE-89 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**SQL injection** (CWE-89) exists in django.
📍 Affected scope
django — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'django' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'django' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `django` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade django to 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7ステージング環境で 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Bitnami
django
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"4.2.0"},{"fixed":"4.2.25"},{"introduced":"5.1.0"},{"fixed":"5.1.13"},{"introduced":"5.2.0"},{"fixed":"5.2.7"}]}]
PyPI
django
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.2"},{"fixed":"4.2.25"},{"introduced":"5.1"},{"fixed":"5.1.13"},{"introduced":"5.2"},{"fixed":"5.2.7"}]}]
pip
django
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.7"}]}]
References
- advisory https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- advisory https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59681
- advisory https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases/
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpr9-3m2g-3j9p
- package https://github.com/django/django
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/3
- web https://github.com/django/django/commit/41b43c74bda19753c757036673ea9db74acf494a
- web https://github.com/django/django/commit/43d84aef04a9e71164c21a74885996981857e66e
- web https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- web https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/01/security-releases
- web https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2025-106.yaml