# CVE-2025-48383: Django-Select2 Vulnerable to Widget Instance Secret Cache Key Leaking

- Also known as: GHSA-WJRH-HJ83-3WH7, PYSEC-2026-1300
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.4.1
- Published: 2025-05-27 · Updated: 2025-05-27

## Affected

- codingjoe django-select2: fixed in 8.4.1
- django-select2 (PyPI): fixed in 8.4.1

## Description

Django-Select2 is a Django integration for Select2. Prior to version 8.4.1, instances of HeavySelect2Mixin subclasses like the ModelSelect2MultipleWidget and ModelSelect2Widget can leak secret access tokens across requests. This can allow users to access restricted query sets and restricted data. This issue has been patched in version 8.4.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (8.4.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/codingjoe/django-select2/security/advisories/GHSA-wjrh-hj83-3wh7
- https://github.com/codingjoe/django-select2/commit/e5f41e6edba004d35f94915ff5e2559f44853412

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