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CVE-2019-19118 json

Django allows unintended model editing

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-hvmf-r92r-27hr , PYSEC-2019-15 , EUVD-2019-0039

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Django 2.1 before 2.1.15 and 2.2 before 2.2.8 allows unintended model editing. A Django model admin displaying inline related models, where the user has view-only permissions to a parent model but edit permissions to the inline model, would be presented with an editing UI, allowing POST requests, for updating the inline model. Directly editing the view-only parent model was not possible, but the parent model's save() method was called, triggering potential side effects, and causing pre and post-save signal handlers to be invoked. (To resolve this, the Django admin is adjusted to require edit permissions on the parent model in order for inline models to be editable.)

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 2.1.15, 2.2.8
  • djangoproject django 2.1.15, 2.2.8
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:2.2.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19118

  • python-Django5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.30-4.1
  • python-Django6 openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.0-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.14-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.7-2.3
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.11-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11270-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11248-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11235-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10005-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14208-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11205-1

  • python-django Arch Linux 2.2.9-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1070

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-19118 updated cvss 6.5

django: privilege escalation in the django admin

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) python-django, python3-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train) python-django, python3-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Satellite 6 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Storage 3 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers python-django
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=2.1, <2.1.15
>=2.2, <2.2.8
2.1.15
2.2.8

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
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