CVE-2026-61591

djust: Unsigned client state snapshot is restored as trusted view state (privilege escalation / state injection)

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Updated
Sep 17, 2026
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026

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Description

djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to version 1.0.7, for views that opt into state snapshots, the snapshot `state_json` embedded in the client page was restored on reconnect as trusted view state with no integrity check. A client could edit the unsigned `state_json` in their page and return it in the reconnect mount frame to inject arbitrary view attributes — e.g. flip `is_admin` to `True`, or change `account_id` / `balance` — escalating privilege or tampering with business state held in public view attributes (the normal djust pattern). This issue is fixed in djust 1.0.7. State snapshots are signed; unsigned or forged snapshots are rejected on the back-navigation restore path. As a workaround, do not enable state snapshots; do not hold authorization/ownership state in public view attributes.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Affected Products

ProductVersions
djustdjust-org
  • < 1.0.7Affected

References

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