VDB-326668 · CVE-2025-59681 · Nessus 266399

Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6 QuerySet.annotate/alias/aggregate/extra sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is the function QuerySet.annotate/alias/aggregate/extra. Executing a manipulation can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-59681. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Django up to 4.2.24/5.1.12/5.2.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function QuerySet.annotate/alias/aggregate/extra. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.25, 5.1 before 5.1.13, and 5.2 before 5.2.7. QuerySet.annotate(), QuerySet.alias(), QuerySet.aggregate(), and QuerySet.extra() are subject to SQL injection in column aliases, when using a suitably crafted dictionary, with dictionary expansion, as the **kwargs passed to these methods (on MySQL and MariaDB).

The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-59681. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/10/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266399 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7794-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.25, 5.1.13 or 5.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (266399) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2186). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Fedora Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
SUSE openSUSE
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Open Source Django

Productinfo

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Content Management System

Name

Django

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 266399
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7794-1)