SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer exploits on major websites (e.g. GitHub [https://github.blog/2012-03-04- public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation/]). There are, however, two shortcuts available for cases where you can guarantee

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer that target external URLs, since that would cause the CSRF token to be leaked, leading to a vulnerability. 3. In the corresponding view functions, ensure that RequestContext is used to render the response

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer exploits on major websites (e.g. GitHub [https://github.blog/2012-03-04- public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation/]). There are, however, two shortcuts available for cases where you can guarantee

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer that target external URLs, since that would cause the CSRF token to be leaked, leading to a vulnerability. 3. In the corresponding view functions, ensure that RequestContext is used to render the response

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer exploits on major websites (e.g. GitHub [https://github.blog/2012-03-04- public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation/]). There are, however, two shortcuts available for cases where you can guarantee

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer that target external URLs, since that would cause the CSRF token to be leaked, leading to a vulnerability. 3. In the corresponding view functions, ensure that RequestContext is used to render the response

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer Supports arbitrary Python objects, but, as described above, can lead to a remote code execution vulnerability if SECRET_KEY or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS becomes known by an attacker. Deprecated since

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer Supports arbitrary Python objects, but, as described above, can lead to a remote code execution vulnerability if SECRET_KEY or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS becomes known by an attacker. Deprecated since

SECRET_KEY (or any key of SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS) is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. 308 Chapter 3. Using Django Django Documentation, Release 4.2.4.dev20230724190741 Bundled that target external URLs, since that would cause the CSRF token to be leaked, leading to a vulnerability. 3. In the corresponding view functions, ensure that RequestContext is used to render the response

signed cookie session backend and SECRET_KEY is known by an attacker (there isn’t an inherent vulnerability in Django that would cause it to leak), the attacker could insert a string into their session data to prevent tampering, a SECRET_KEY leak immediately escalates to a remote code execution vulnerability. Bundled serializers class serializers.JSONSerializer A wrapper around the JSON serializer Supports arbitrary Python objects, but, as described above, can lead to a remote code execution vulnerability if SECRET_KEY becomes known by an attacker. 242 Chapter 3. Using Django Django Documentation