Low

Django: UpdateCacheMiddleware may disclose cached responses due to case-sensitive Cache-Control handling

  • Disclosed: 03.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.15 and 6.0 before 6.0.6. django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware in Django does not match Cache-Control response directives case-insensitively, which allows remote attackers to read responses that were incorrectly cached because their Cache-Control directives used uppercase or mixed-case values. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Ahmed Badawe for reporting this issue.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) django < 5.2.15, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6 5.2.15, 6.0.6

References

CVSS score 3.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-178
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
django
Disclosed
03.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-201 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8cjm-8mp7-r2xf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: django

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (162) in the archive
Total entries
162
First → latest
10.2007 08.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 16
  • High 65
  • Medium 63
  • Low 18

Disclosures per year

  1. 2017: 3
  2. 2018: 5
  3. 2019: 11
  4. 2020: 6
  5. 2021: 8
  6. 2022: 14
  7. 2023: 7
  8. 2024: 14
  9. 2025: 12
  10. 2026: 26

earlier: 56

Severity:
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-15307 < 5.2.17, >= 6.0a1, < 6.0.8 5.2.17, 6.0.8
  2. Django: UpdateCacheMiddleware may disclose cached responses due to case-sensitive Cache-Control handling this entry
    Low · 3.1 CVE-2026-8404 < 5.2.15, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6 5.2.15, 6.0.6
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-3902 >= 6.0, < 6.0.4, >= 5.2, < 5.2.13, >= 4.2, < 4.2.30 6.0.4, 5.2.13, 4.2.30
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-33034 >= 6.0, < 6.0.4, >= 5.2, < 5.2.13, >= 4.2, < 4.2.30 6.0.4, 5.2.13, 4.2.30
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-25673 >= 6.0, < 6.0.3, >= 5.2, < 5.2.12, >= 4.2, < 4.2.29 6.0.3, 5.2.12, 4.2.29
  6. High CVE-2026-1287 >= 6.0a1, < 6.0.2, >= 5.2a1, < 5.2.11, >= 4.2a1, < 4.2.28 6.0.2, 5.2.11, 4.2.28
  7. High CVE-2026-1207 >= 6.0a1, < 6.0.2, >= 5.2a1, < 5.2.11, >= 4.2a1, < 4.2.28 6.0.2, 5.2.11, 4.2.28
  8. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2025-64459 >= 4.2, < 4.2.26, >= 5.1, < 5.1.14, >= 5.2, < 5.2.8 4.2.26, 5.1.14, 5.2.8
  9. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-64458 >= 5.2a1, < 5.2.8, >= 5.0a1, < 5.1.14, < 4.2.26 5.2.8, 5.1.14, 4.2.26
  10. High · 7.1 CVE-2025-59681 >= 4.2, < 4.2.25, >= 5.1, < 5.1.13, >= 5.2, < 5.2.7 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7
  11. High · 7.1 CVE-2025-57833 < 4.2.24, >= 5.0a1, < 5.1.12, >= 5.2a1, < 5.2.6 4.2.24, 5.1.12, 5.2.6
  12. High · 9.8 CVE-2024-53908 >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.10, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.4, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.17, >= 5.1, < 5.1.4, >= 5.0, < 5.0.10, >= 4.2, < 4.2.17 5.0.10, 5.1.4, 4.2.17
  13. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-39614 >= 5.0, < 5.0.7, >= 4.2, < 4.2.14 5.0.7, 4.2.14
  14. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-39330 >= 5.0, < 5.0.7, >= 4.2, < 4.2.14 5.0.7, 4.2.14
  15. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-38875 >= 4.2, < 4.2.14, >= 5.0, < 5.0.7 4.2.14, 5.0.7
  16. High · 5.9 CVE-2024-24680 >= 3.2, < 3.2.24, >= 4.2, < 4.2.10, >= 5.0, < 5.0.2 3.2.24, 4.2.10, 5.0.2
  17. High · 8.8 CVE-2022-36359 < 3.2.15, >= 4.0, < 4.0.7 3.2.15, 4.0.7
  18. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-34265 >= 3.2a1, < 3.2.14, >= 4.0a1, < 4.0.6 3.2.14, 4.0.6
  19. High CVE-2007-0404 >= 0.95, < 1.0 1.0
  20. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-28347 >= 2.2, < 2.2.28, >= 3.2, < 3.2.13, >= 4.0, < 4.0.4 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
  21. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-28346 >= 2.2, < 2.2.28, >= 3.2, < 3.2.13, >= 4.0, < 4.0.4 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
  22. High · 7.5 CVE-2022-23833 >= 2.2, < 2.2.27, >= 3.2, < 3.2.12, >= 4.0, < 4.0.2 2.2.27, 3.2.12, 4.0.2
  23. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-45116 >= 2.2, < 2.2.26, >= 3.2, < 3.2.11, >= 4.0, < 4.0.1 2.2.26, 3.2.11, 4.0.1
  24. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-45115 >= 2.2a1, < 2.2.26, >= 3.2a1, < 3.2.11, >= 4.0a1, < 4.0.1 2.2.26, 3.2.11, 4.0.1
  25. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-35042 >= 3.2a1, < 3.2.5, >= 3.0a1, < 3.1.13 3.2.5, 3.1.13
  26. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-33571 >= 2.2a1, < 2.2.24, >= 3.0a1, < 3.1.12, >= 3.2a1, < 3.2.4 2.2.24, 3.1.12, 3.2.4
  27. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-31542 >= 2.2, < 2.2.21, >= 3.0, < 3.1.9, >= 3.2, < 3.2.1 2.2.21, 3.1.9, 3.2.1
  28. High · 7.5 CVE-2020-24583 >= 2.2a1, < 2.2.16, >= 3.0a1, < 3.0.10, >= 3.1a1, < 3.1.1 2.2.16, 3.0.10, 3.1.1
  29. High · 5.9 CVE-2020-13254 >= 2.2, < 2.2.13, >= 3.0, < 3.0.7 2.2.13, 3.0.7
  30. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-7471 < 1.11.28, >= 2.0, < 2.2.10, >= 3.0, < 3.0.3 1.11.28, 2.2.10, 3.0.3
  31. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-19844 < 1.11.27, >= 2.0, < 2.2.9, >= 3.0, < 3.0.1 1.11.27, 2.2.9, 3.0.1
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