CVE-2025-59681 Django vulnerable to SQL injection in column aliases
Attackers can execute SQL injection via crafted dictionary arguments in Django QuerySet methods on MySQL and MariaDB databases.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-59681?
CVE-2025-59681 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 1 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.25, 5.1 before 5.1.13, and 5.2 before 5.2.7. QuerySet.annotate(), QuerySet.alias(), QuerySet.aggregate(), and QuerySet.extra() are subject to SQL injection in column aliases, when using a suitably crafted dictionary, with dictionary expansion, as the **kwargs passed to these methods (on MySQL and MariaDB).
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59681?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django Bitnami | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7 |
django PyPI | From 4.2 | 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7 |
django PyPI | From 4.2 | 4.2.25 |
django PyPI | From 5.1 | 5.1.13 |
django PyPI | From 5.2 | 5.2.7 |
Django PyPI | From 4.2 | 4.2.25 |
2 more packages
Django PyPI | From 5.1 | 5.1.13 |
Django PyPI | From 5.2 | 5.2.7 |
Products include Djangoproject Django.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59681?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.25, 5.1.13 or 5.2.7.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-59681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-django-2025-59681, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-59681, ECHO-5818-1fba-950a, GHSA-hpr9-3m2g-3j9p, PYSEC-2025-106, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59681.