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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-35042

Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection if order_by is untrusted input from a client of a web application.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-35042

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Jul 2021, 10:15 UTC

Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection if order_by is untrusted input from a client of a web application.

osv:CVE-2021-35042
Complete source record
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