Server-side file-write and request forgery via spatial lookups

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-15307
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerDSF
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-04 17:16:46 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 18:16:44 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. GeoDjango spatial lookups optimistically parse the right-hand-side value as a raster by passing it to the `django.contrib.gis.gdal.GDALRaster` constructor. Any value used in a spatial lookup against a `GeometryField` or `RasterField` reaches this constructor, including untrusted input, for example a spatial-field filter submitted through the Django admin changelist query string by a staff user with view permission. A `dict`, or a `str` holding its JSON representation, is opened in write mode regardless of the constructor's `write=False` default, allowing a file with an attacker-chosen name and contents to be written through a file-backed GDAL driver. Any other `str` is treated as a datasource, allowing an outbound network request through a GDAL virtual filesystem handler. Writing a file to a location later imported by the application can result in remote code execution. 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 Bence Nagy, localhost-detect, and kimchunbok_ for reporting this issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-73 | CWE-918 | CWE-73 CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path | CWE-918 CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.06a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92Secondary8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.16a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Djangoproject Django affected 6.0 6.0.8 python Not specified
CNA Djangoproject Django unaffected 6.0.8 python Not specified
CNA Djangoproject Django affected 5.2 5.2.17 python Not specified
CNA Djangoproject Django unaffected 5.2.17 python Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/04/security-releases 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 www.djangoproject.com
groups.google.com/g/django-announce 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 groups.google.com
docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 docs.djangoproject.com
github.com/django/django/commit/f1949c1f9758947ade984c895ff16bef46f56520 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 github.com
github.com/django/django/commit/208f80cb682868b584ed0a78f23e4ba6304212aa 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 github.com
github.com/django/django/commit/39b3e2d0c743a338def6c473086ebc06865e86b6 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 github.com
github.com/django/django/commit/115ffd0463a765ab1cc93de18e94b5459b8a300e 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 github.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Bence Nagy, localhost-detect, and kimchunbok_ (en)

CNA: Jacob Walls (en)

CNA: Natalia Bidart (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-07-06T00:00:00.000ZInitial report received.
CNA2026-07-20T00:00:00.000ZVulnerability confirmed.
CNA2026-08-04T10:00:00.000ZSecurity release issued.

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