# CVE-2022-28347: A SQL injection issue was discovered in QuerySet.explain() in Django 2.2 before 2.2.28, 3.2 before 3.2.13, and 4.0 before 4.0.4.

- Also known as: GHSA-W24H-V9QH-8GXJ, BIT-DJANGO-2022-28347, PYSEC-2022-191
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4
- Published: 2022-04-12 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 2.2, fixed in 2.2.28
- django (PyPI): from 3.2, fixed in 3.2.13
- django (PyPI): from 4.0, fixed in 4.0.4
- django (PyPI): from 4.0, fixed in 4.0.4; from 3.2, fixed in 3.2.13; from 2.2, fixed in 2.2.28

## Description

A SQL injection issue was discovered in QuerySet.explain() in Django 2.2 before 2.2.28, 3.2 before 3.2.13, and 4.0 before 4.0.4. This occurs by passing a crafted dictionary (with dictionary expansion) as the **options argument, and placing the injection payload in an option name.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.28, 3.2.13, 4.0.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/1
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/apr/11/security-releases/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/

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