critical
CVE-2021-35042
django: potential SQL injection via unsanitized QuerySet.order_by() input
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Bitnami9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Bitnami. Rated lower by Red Hat (high).
Description
Django 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 web application.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | django | 3.1.13, 3.2.5 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | django | 3.2.5, 3.1.13 |
| alpine 3.13 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
Show all 15 entries from 15 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | django | 3.1.13, 3.2.5 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | django | 3.2.5, 3.1.13 |
| alpine 3.13 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
| alpine edge | py3-django | 3.1.13-r0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35042
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/3.1.13/
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/3.2.5
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/security
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/releases/security/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpfp-f569-q3p2
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/0bd57a879a0d54920bb9038a732645fb917040e9
All 22 references
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/a34a5f724c5d5adb2109374ba3989ebb7b11f81f
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/dae83a24519d6f284c74414e0b81d64d9b5a0db4
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2021-109.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SS6NJTBYWOX6J7G4U3LUOILARJKWPQ5Y
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SS6NJTBYWOX6J7G4U3LUOILARJKWPQ5Y/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35042
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0008
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0008/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35042
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/jul/01/security-releases
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/jul/01/security-releases/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/02/2