CVE-2026-61599
Published:September 16, 2026
Updated:October 13, 2026
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 Packages
https://github.com/djust-org/djust.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.3 <v1.0.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.0.7djust (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <1.0.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.7Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.60