# CVE-2023-31047: In Django 3.2 before 3.2.19, 4.x before 4.1.9, and 4.2 before 4.2.1, it was possible to bypass validation when using one form field to uploa

- Also known as: PYSEC-2023-61, BIT-DJANGO-2023-31047, GHSA-R3XC-PRGR-MG9P
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.19, 4.1.9, 4.2.1
- Published: 2023-05-07 · Updated: 2025-01-29

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 3.2, fixed in 3.2.19; from 4.0, fixed in 4.1.9; from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.1
- django (PyPI): from 3.2a1, fixed in 3.2.19
- django (PyPI): from 4.0a1, fixed in 4.1.9
- django (PyPI): from 4.2a1, fixed in 4.2.1

## Description

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.19, 4.x before 4.1.9, and 4.2 before 4.2.1, it was possible to bypass validation when using one form field to upload multiple files. This multiple upload has never been supported by forms.FileField or forms.ImageField (only the last uploaded file was validated). However, Django's "Uploading multiple files" documentation suggested otherwise.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.19, 4.1.9, 4.2.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/releases/security/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/may/03/security-releases/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A45VKTUVQ2BN6D5ZLZGCM774R6QGFOHW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNEHD6N435OE2XUFGDAAVAXSYWLCUBFD/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0008/

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