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python-django — security advisory
An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1. Due to leveraging the Django Template Language's variable resolution logic, the dictsort template filter was potentially vulnerable to information disclosure, or an unintended method call, if passed a suitably crafted key.
- Products
- python-django
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:3.2.11-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-45116
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 01:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1. Due to leveraging the Django Template Language's variable resolution logic, the dictsort template filter was potentially vulnerable to information disclosure, or an unintended method call, if passed a suitably crafted key.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45116
python-django
Fixed versions: 2:3.2.11-1
python-django
Fixed versions: 2:3.2.11-1
python-django
Fixed versions: 2:3.2.11-1
Complete source record
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