{"id":"CVE-2026-125112","aliases":["EUVD-2026-120493","GHSA-xjw9-38cr-6372"],"status":"published","title":"djust: A template binding inherits a context safety grant it never earned (XSS)","description":"djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2, djust keys context output-safety grants by variable name and fails to revoke a grant when a template bind replaces the value associated with that name. A template using {% with %}, {% for %}, {% include ... with %}, tuple unpacking, or assign tags can therefore rebind a name that previously held mark_safe content and emit the new attacker-controlled value without escaping, including descendant lookups through the rebound name. This can cause stored or reflected cross-site scripting when a victim renders the affected template. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00343,"percentile":0.28181,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-116","CWE-79"],"published":"2026-09-17T20:31:48Z","modified":"2026-11-10T10:47:04Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"djust","fixed_in":["1.0.10","1.1.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"djust","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.10"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"djust","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.1.0"},{"fixed":"1.1.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"djust","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.10"}]}],"versions":["0.1.0","0.1.2","0.1.3","0.1.4","0.1.5","0.1.6","0.1.7","0.1.8","0.1.9","0.2.0","0.2.1","0.2.2","0.3.0","0.3.1","0.3.2","0.3.4","0.3.5","0.3.6","0.3.7","0.3.8","0.4.0","0.4.1","0.4.2","0.4.3","0.4.4","0.9.0","0.9.1","0.9.2","0.9.4","0.9.5","0.9.6","0.9.7","1.0.0","1.0.0rc11","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.0.4","1.0.5","1.0.6","1.0.7","1.0.8","1.0.9"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"djust","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.1.0"},{"fixed":"1.1.2"}]}],"versions":["1.1.0","1.1.1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"djust-org","product":"djust"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/security/advisories/GHSA-xjw9-38cr-6372","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/pull/2444","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/commit/06d213dbdd82f5b1c2affe2f869ae88a71809e4a","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/commit/5288e5dbc8d83d8aee8a22a0a7a3a478461c8965","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.10","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.1.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjw9-38cr-6372"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/125xxx/CVE-2026-125112.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125112","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/djust-org/djust","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-125112","title":"djust: A template binding inherits a context safety grant it never earned (XSS)","description":"djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2, djust keys context output-safety grants by variable name and fails to revoke a grant when a template bind replaces the value associated with that name. A template using {% with %}, {% for %}, {% include ... with %}, tuple unpacking, or assign tags can therefore rebind a name that previously held mark_safe content and emit the new attacker-controlled value without escaping, including descendant lookups through the rebound name. This can cause stored or reflected cross-site scripting when a victim renders the affected template. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-09T22:08:05.45Z","modified":"2026-11-09T22:08:05.45Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79","CWE-116"],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T23:35:21.703923Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-120493","description":"djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2, djust keys context output-safety grants by variable name and fails to revoke a grant when a template bind replaces the value associated with that name. A template using {% with %}, {% for %}, {% include ... with %}, tuple unpacking, or assign tags can therefore rebind a name that previously held mark_safe content and emit the new attacker-controlled value without escaping, including descendant lookups through the rebound name. This can cause stored or reflected cross-site scripting when a victim renders the affected template. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-09T22:08:05Z","modified":"2026-11-09T22:08:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T23:18:32.235826Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-xjw9-38cr-6372","title":"djust: A template binding inherits a context safety grant it never earned (XSS)","description":"A context safety grant was inherited by a template **binding** that never earned it, so rebinding a name the view had marked safe left the mark attached to the new, attacker-controlled value.\n\ndjust's context safety channel is keyed by **name**, not by value. Every bind copied the value and left the grant in place:\n\n```\nview marks   p = mark_safe('\u003cb\u003etrusted\u003c/b\u003e')\ntemplate     {% with p=user_input %}{{ p }}{% endwith %}\n\n  djust   '\u003cimg src=x onerror=alert(1)\u003e'          \u003c- executes\n  django  '\u0026lt;img src=x onerror=alert(1)\u0026gt;'\n```\n\n## Affected binds\n\nEight distinct shapes were live. All are fixed in 1.1.2:\n\n| shape | example |\n|---|---|\n| `{% with %}` rebinding a marked name | `{% with p=hostile %}{{ p }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% with %}` **descendant** of a rebound name | `{% with p=hostile %}{{ p.a }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% with %}` binding over a marked name | `{% with q=hostile %}{{ q }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% for %}` loop variable | `{% for p in hostiles %}{{ p }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% for %}` descendant | `{% for p in hostiles %}{{ p.a }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% for %}` tuple unpacking | `{% for k, v in rows %}{{ v }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% include … with %}` | `{% include \"c.html\" with q=hostile %}` |\n| assign tags | `{% … as x %}` |\n\nNo filter chain and no `|safe` anywhere in the template is required. The precondition is that the application marked *some* value safe under a name that a template later rebinds — an ordinary pattern, since a view commonly marks trusted markup safe and templates commonly reuse short names such as `p`, `item` or `row`.\n\n## Impact\n\nStored or reflected XSS in any djust application that combines `mark_safe` (or any framework path that grants a context key safety) with a template that rebinds that name. Exploitation requires no unusual template construct.\n\n## Patches\n\nFixed in **1.1.2**, and in 1.2.0 (`main`).\n\nThe rule is that a bind **replaces** the grant rather than inheriting one. It is stated that way deliberately: the originally reported defects pointed the *opposite* direction — a grant being **lost** across some binds, causing over-escaping — and fixing only the reported direction would have left this leak in place. Both directions are the same rule.\n\n**Not fixed in 1.1.2**, and tracked for 1.2.0: two over-escaping cases where a grant fails to travel with a value that legitimately carries one (`{% with body=post.text|linebreaks %}`, and `mark_safe` reaching a template through `dict.values` / `dict.items`). Both escape *more* than Django rather than less, so neither is a leak.\n\n## Workarounds\n\nBefore upgrading, avoid reusing a context name for both `mark_safe`'d content and untrusted input, and avoid rebinding such a name in `{% with %}`, `{% for %}`, `{% include … with %}` or an assign tag.\n\n## Credit\n\nFound while preparing the 1.1.1 security release: the reproducer published in GHSA-9395-2g46-rj3f was run against the built 1.1.1 artifact before that advisory was published, and proved the class was still live. Publishing the original text would have reported this class as patched when it was not.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-17T20:31:48Z","modified":"2026-11-09T22:09:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-79","CWE-116"],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T22:20:10.289641Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-125112","description":"djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2, djust keys context output-safety grants by variable name and fails to revoke a grant when a template bind replaces the value associated with that name. A template using {% with %}, {% for %}, {% include ... with %}, tuple unpacking, or assign tags can therefore rebind a name that previously held mark_safe content and emit the new attacker-controlled value without escaping, including descendant lookups through the rebound name. This can cause stored or reflected cross-site scripting when a victim renders the affected template. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-09T22:18:42.587Z","modified":"2026-11-09T22:18:42.717Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79","CWE-116"],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T23:16:05.865626Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-125112","title":"djust: A template binding inherits a context safety grant it never earned (XSS)","description":"djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2, djust keys context output-safety grants by variable name and fails to revoke a grant when a template bind replaces the value associated with that name. A template using {% with %}, {% for %}, {% include ... with %}, tuple unpacking, or assign tags can therefore rebind a name that previously held mark_safe content and emit the new attacker-controlled value without escaping, including descendant lookups through the rebound name. This can cause stored or reflected cross-site scripting when a victim renders the affected template. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.10 and 1.1.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-09T22:08:05.45Z","modified":"2026-11-11T02:48:48.247962395Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-116","CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-11T03:22:00.901153Z"},{"id":"GHSA-xjw9-38cr-6372","title":"djust: A template binding inherits a context safety grant it never earned (XSS)","description":"A context safety grant was inherited by a template **binding** that never earned it, so rebinding a name the view had marked safe left the mark attached to the new, attacker-controlled value.\n\ndjust's context safety channel is keyed by **name**, not by value. Every bind copied the value and left the grant in place:\n\n```\nview marks   p = mark_safe('\u003cb\u003etrusted\u003c/b\u003e')\ntemplate     {% with p=user_input %}{{ p }}{% endwith %}\n\n  djust   '\u003cimg src=x onerror=alert(1)\u003e'          \u003c- executes\n  django  '\u0026lt;img src=x onerror=alert(1)\u0026gt;'\n```\n\n## Affected binds\n\nEight distinct shapes were live. All are fixed in 1.1.2:\n\n| shape | example |\n|---|---|\n| `{% with %}` rebinding a marked name | `{% with p=hostile %}{{ p }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% with %}` **descendant** of a rebound name | `{% with p=hostile %}{{ p.a }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% with %}` binding over a marked name | `{% with q=hostile %}{{ q }}{% endwith %}` |\n| `{% for %}` loop variable | `{% for p in hostiles %}{{ p }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% for %}` descendant | `{% for p in hostiles %}{{ p.a }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% for %}` tuple unpacking | `{% for k, v in rows %}{{ v }}{% endfor %}` |\n| `{% include … with %}` | `{% include \"c.html\" with q=hostile %}` |\n| assign tags | `{% … as x %}` |\n\nNo filter chain and no `|safe` anywhere in the template is required. The precondition is that the application marked *some* value safe under a name that a template later rebinds — an ordinary pattern, since a view commonly marks trusted markup safe and templates commonly reuse short names such as `p`, `item` or `row`.\n\n## Impact\n\nStored or reflected XSS in any djust application that combines `mark_safe` (or any framework path that grants a context key safety) with a template that rebinds that name. Exploitation requires no unusual template construct.\n\n## Patches\n\nFixed in **1.1.2**, and in 1.2.0 (`main`).\n\nThe rule is that a bind **replaces** the grant rather than inheriting one. It is stated that way deliberately: the originally reported defects pointed the *opposite* direction — a grant being **lost** across some binds, causing over-escaping — and fixing only the reported direction would have left this leak in place. Both directions are the same rule.\n\n**Not fixed in 1.1.2**, and tracked for 1.2.0: two over-escaping cases where a grant fails to travel with a value that legitimately carries one (`{% with body=post.text|linebreaks %}`, and `mark_safe` reaching a template through `dict.values` / `dict.items`). Both escape *more* than Django rather than less, so neither is a leak.\n\n## Workarounds\n\nBefore upgrading, avoid reusing a context name for both `mark_safe`'d content and untrusted input, and avoid rebinding such a name in `{% with %}`, `{% for %}`, `{% include … with %}` or an assign tag.\n\n## Credit\n\nFound while preparing the 1.1.1 security release: the reproducer published in GHSA-9395-2g46-rj3f was run against the built 1.1.1 artifact before that advisory was published, and proved the class was still live. Publishing the original text would have reported this class as patched when it was not.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-17T20:31:48Z","modified":"2026-11-09T22:15:04.012663968Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-116","CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T22:41:08.537457Z"}]}}