djust has an unauthenticated arbitrary module import via the WebSocket/SSE view-mount path
Published Sep 16, 2026
8.8
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.60%
Description
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.)
Affected products
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- Version < 1.0.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
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References (4)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-81307 Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7prp-2623-8g45 Advisory
- https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.7 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/djust-org/djust/security/advisories/GHSA-7prp-2623-8g45 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-81307 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7prp-2623-8g45 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.7 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/djust-org/djust/security/advisories/GHSA-7prp-2623-8g45 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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