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GHSA-7PRP-2623-8G45

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-16 22:09 – Updated: 2026-09-16 22:09

Summary

djust has an unauthenticated arbitrary module import via the WebSocket/SSE view-mount path

Details

Impact

The djust live transport resolves the LiveView to mount from a client-supplied dotted path by calling __import__(module_path, ...). The module is imported — running its top-level code (import side effects) — before the framework checks that the resolved object is a LiveView subclass and before any per-view authentication. The LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES allowlist that should contain this is fail-open (if allowed_modules: — skipped when the setting is unset, the framework default) and uses loose startswith matching.

An unauthenticated WebSocket client (the WS handshake does not require auth; per-view auth runs only after import + instantiate) can therefore send a mount / live_redirect_mount / url_change frame (or an SSE mount) with view = "<any.importable.module>.AnyName" and cause the server to import — and execute the top-level code of — any importable Python module by name.

Consequences: server-side execution of arbitrary importable modules' import-time side effects by an unauthenticated client (effectively RCE-by-proxy on any host that has a side-effectful importable module), denial of service (import bombs / expensive dependency trees), and a module/class enumeration oracle via distinct error strings.

Reproduced end-to-end: an unauthenticated WebsocketCommunicator mount frame with the allowlist unset imported and executed a sentinel non-LiveView module before the "not a LiveView subclass" rejection.

Affected code

python/djust/websocket.py handle_mount (__import__ of the client view)
python/djust/runtime.py ViewRuntime.dispatch_mount / _instantiate_view (SSE + url_change path)
python/djust/sse.py SSE mount

Threat-model entry T4 (docs/audits/websocket-auth-2026-06.md) previously noted the default-open allowlist but understated the impact as mere LiveView-class probing; the real primitive is arbitrary-module import + top-level code execution, independent of whether the target is a LiveView.

Patches

Fixed by a fail-closed resolution gate (djust._view_resolution.is_view_import_allowed): a client view path resolves only if (a) its module is already loaded (sys.modules — so resolving runs no new code; URL-routed views loaded by URLconf at startup keep working with zero config) or (b) it matches LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES on a module-segment boundary (explicit opt-in for lazily-imported views). The gate runs before __import__ at all three sinks (+ defense-in-depth inside _instantiate_view).

Workarounds

Set LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES to the narrow list of modules that contain your mountable LiveView classes. (Note: pre-patch the allowlist is startswith-matched and the import still precedes the subclass check, so this is mitigation, not a complete fix.)

References

Reproducer + finding writeup retained privately by the maintainer.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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    "CVE-2026-61599"
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  "id": "GHSA-7prp-2623-8g45",
  "modified": "2026-09-16T22:09:38Z",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:09:38Z",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.7"
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
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  "summary": "djust has an unauthenticated arbitrary module import via the WebSocket/SSE view-mount path"
}

CVE-2026-61599 (GCVE-0-2026-61599)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 22:11 – Updated: 2026-09-17 13:21

Title

djust has an unauthenticated arbitrary module import via the WebSocket/SSE view-mount path

Summary

djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to version 1.0.7, the djust live transport resolves the LiveView to mount from a client-supplied dotted path by calling `__import__(module_path, ...)`. The module is imported — running its top-level code (import side effects) — before the framework checks that the resolved object is a `LiveView` subclass and before any per-view authentication. The `LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES` allowlist that should contain this is fail-open (`if allowed_modules:` — skipped when the setting is unset, the framework default) and uses loose `startswith` matching. An unauthenticated WebSocket client (the WS handshake does not require auth; per-view auth runs only after import + instantiate) can therefore send a `mount` / `live_redirect_mount` / `url_change` frame (or an SSE mount) with `view = "<any.importable.module>.AnyName"` and cause the server to import — and execute the top-level code of — any importable Python module by name. Version 1.0.7 fixes the issue with a fail-closed resolution gate (`djust._view_resolution.is_view_import_allowed`): a client view path resolves only if (a) its module is already loaded (`sys.modules` — so resolving runs no new code; URL-routed views loaded by URLconf at startup keep working with zero config) or (b) it matches `LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES` on a module-segment boundary (explicit opt-in for lazily-imported views). The gate runs before `__import__` at all three sinks (+ defense-in-depth inside `_instantiate_view`). As a workaround, set `LIVEVIEW_ALLOWED_MODULES` to the narrow list of modules that contain your mountable LiveView classes. (Note: pre-patch the allowlist is `startswith`-matched and the import still precedes the subclass check, so this is mitigation, not a complete fix.)

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-17 13:21 UTC

CWE

CWE-470 - Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/djust-org/djust/security/advis…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.7	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
djust-org	djust	Affected: < 1.0.7

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