Signed cookie salt namespace collision in django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie (djangoproject Django)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.24 % · percentile 16 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- DSF
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.6 and 5.2 before 5.2.15. `django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie` in Django uses a non-injective salt derivation (concatenating the cookie name and salt argument), which allows a remote attacker to use a cookie in a context different from the one where it was signed, via distinct `(name, salt)` pairs that produce the same concatenation. 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 Peng Zhou for reporting this issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | DSF |
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW 2.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | DSF |
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW 2.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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 | NVD · 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-h7pc-vwp9-298g — Django: signed cookies are vulnerable to salt namespace collisions
- PYSEC-2026-199 — An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.6 and 5.2 before 5.2.15.
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-34086
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-6873
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.2 < 5.2.15cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.0 < 6.0.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| djangoproject · Django | affected 6.0 < 6.0.6 ; unaffected 6.0.6 ; affected 5.2 < 5.2.15 ; unaffected 5.2.15 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |