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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-28347 in the critical feed json

SQL Injection in Django

published 4y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-django-2022-28347 , EUVD-2022-0088 , GHSA-w24h-v9qh-8gxj , PYSEC-2022-191

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A SQL injection issue was discovered in QuerySet.explain() in Django 2.2 before 2.2.28, 3.2 before 3.2.13, and 4.0 before 4.0.4. This occurs by passing a crafted dictionary (with dictionary expansion) as the **options argument, and placing the injection payload in an option name.

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
  • bitnami django 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
  • djangoproject django 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.2.13-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28347

  • python-django Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.11

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28347

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • foreman satellite utils 6.11, satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 3.1.1.21-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite utils 6.11, satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 3.1.1.21-2.el8sat
  • libsolv satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 0.7.22-1.el7pc
  • libsolv satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 0.7.22-1.el8pc
  • candlepin satellite 6.11 4.1.13-1.el7sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.11 4.1.13-1.el8sat
  • satellite satellite utils 6.11, satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 6.11.0-2.el7sat
  • satellite satellite utils 6.11, satellite capsule 6.11, satellite 6.11 6.11.0-2.el8sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:5498RHSA-2022:5702RHSA-2022:5703RHSA-2022:5602

  • python-Django5 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-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.1.5-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.14-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.0.4-1.1
  • python-Django Package Hub 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.2.28-bp153.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11270-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11235-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10005-1openSUSE-SU-2025:14662-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14208-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12094-1

  • libdb Rocky Linux 8 5.3.28-42.el8_4

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:5498

  • py3-django Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 3.2.13-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-28347

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • python-django Arch Linux 4.0.4-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2667

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-28347 updated cvss 9.4

Django: SQL injection via QuerySet.explain(options) on PostgreSQL

  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 graphite-web
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Discovery 1 discovery-server-container Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python-django Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python-django Red Hat Satellite 6 python3-django
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Storage 3 graphite-web
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers python-django-guardian, python-drf-nested-routers
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc, python38-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc, automation-controller 4.1.2-2.el8ap, automation-controller-ui 4.1.2-2.el8ap, automation-controller-cli 4.1.2-2.el8ap, automation-controller-server 4.1.2-2.el8ap, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5702
  • Red Hat Automation Hub 4.2 for RHEL 7 python3-django 2.2.28-1.el7pc Red Hat Automation Hub 4.2 for RHEL 8 python3-django 2.2.28-1.el8pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5703
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc, python38-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5498
  • Red Hat RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.13-2.el8ui, python-pulpcore 3.17.6-3.el8ui, python38-pulpcore 3.17.6-3.el8ui
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5602
show 1 more
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8 python-naya 1.1.1-1.el8pc, python-jinja2 3.0.3-1.el8pc, python38-naya 1.1.1-1.el8pc, python38-jinja2 3.0.3-1.el8pc, pulpcore-selinux 1.3.1-1.el8ap, python-pulpcore 3.15.9-2.el8pc, +3 more Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 tfm 7.0-1.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, katello 4.3.0-3.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.22-1.el7pc, libcomps 0.1.18-1.el7pc, libsolv0 0.6.34-4.el7sat, +638 more Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 libdb 5.3.28-42.el8_4, katello 4.3.0-3.el8sat, libsolv 0.7.22-1.el8pc, libcomps 0.1.18-1.el8pc, python-idna 3.3-1.el8pc, python-pbr 5.6.0-1.el8pc, +627 more Red Hat RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 python-pyjwt 1.7.1-8.el8ui, createrepo_c 0.20.0-2.el8ui, python-ecdsa 0.14.1-2.el8ui, rhui-tools 4.1.1.16-1.el8ui, python-future 0.18.2-5.el8ui, python38-pyjwt 1.7.1-8.el8ui, +30 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=2.2, <2.2.28
>=3.2, <3.2.13
>=4.0, <4.0.4
2.2.28
3.2.13
4.0.4
bitnami django
>=2.2.0, <2.2.28
>=3.2.0, <3.2.13
>=4.0.0, <4.0.4
2.2.28
3.2.13
4.0.4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
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References

Sources

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