Django up to 4.2.27/5.2.10/6.0.1 annotate/aggregate/extra/values/values_list/alias sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Django up to 4.2.27/5.2.10/6.0.1. The impacted element is the function annotate/aggregate/extra/values/values_list/alias. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-1287. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Django up to 4.2.27/5.2.10/6.0.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function annotate/aggregate/extra/values/values_list/alias. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.2, 5.2 before 5.2.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.28. `FilteredRelation` is subject to SQL injection in column aliases via control characters, using a suitably crafted dictionary, with dictionary expansion, as the `**kwargs` passed to `QuerySet` methods `annotate()`, `aggregate()`, `extra()`, `values()`, `values_list()`, and `alias()`. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Solomon Kebede for reporting this issue.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.djangoproject.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-1287 since 01/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched 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 03/08/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297742 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-1287), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.28, 5.2.11 or 6.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (297742) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0297). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Fedora Linux
• SUSE Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Django

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• Content Management System

Name

• Django

Version

• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18
• 4.2.19
• 4.2.20
• 4.2.21
• 4.2.22
• 4.2.23
• 4.2.24
• 4.2.25
• 4.2.26
• 4.2.27
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1

License

• open-source

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