Privilege abuse in ModelAdmin.list_editable
An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.4, 5.2 before 5.2.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.30. Admin changelist forms using `ModelAdmin.list_editable` incorrectly allowed new instances to be created via forged `POST` data. 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 Cantina for reporting this issue.
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 27th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
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Report tools
Action score
10
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 10 / 40 · 2.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | django | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- djangoproject django4.2 and later · before 4.2.30
- djangoproject django5.2 and later · before 5.2.13
- djangoproject django6.0 and later · before 6.0.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (DSF). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
djangoproject Django
- 6.0.4, 5.2.13, 4.2.30not affected
- 6.0 and later · before 6.0.4affected · semver
- 5.2 and later · before 5.2.13affected · semver
- 4.2 and later · before 4.2.30affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-django | all versions | — |
| Debian:14 | python-django | before 3:4.2.30-1 | 3:4.2.30-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | python-Django | before 5.2.4-bp160.7.1 | 5.2.4-bp160.7.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | python-Django | before 5.2.13-1.1 | 5.2.13-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | python-Django4 | before 4.2.30-1.1 | 4.2.30-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | python-Django6 | before 6.0.4-1.1 | 6.0.4-1.1 |
| PyPI | django | from 4.2 · before 4.2.30 | 4.2.30 |
| PyPI | django | from 5.2 · before 5.2.13 | 5.2.13 |
| PyPI | django | from 6.0 · before 6.0.4 | 6.0.4 |
Same product
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- CVE-2019-19844Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover.55Plan
- CVE-2019-14234An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4.53Plan
- CVE-2021-35042Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection if order_by is untrusted input from a client of a w52Plan
- CVE-2023-24580An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0 before 4.0.10, and 4.1 before 4.1.7.49Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| djangoproject Django | 4.2.30 | Vendor (CNA) |
| djangoproject Django | 5.2.13 | Vendor (CNA) |
| djangoproject Django | 6.0.4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:python-django | 3:4.2.30-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:python-Django | 5.2.13-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:python-Django4 | 4.2.30-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:python-Django6 | 6.0.4-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:django | 4.2.30 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:django | 5.2.13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:django | 6.0.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Cantinareporter
- Jacob Wallsremediation developer
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-42770 days apartPrivilege abuse in GenericInlineModelAdmin39Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/07/security-releases/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.