# CVE-2026-61598: Client mass-assignment of arbitrary view attributes via the default dj-model update\_model handler

- Also known as: GHSA-CC7C-9JFF-58WJ, PYSEC-2026-4042
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.7
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-09-16

## Affected

- djust-org djust: fixed in 1.0.7
- djust (PyPI): fixed in 1.0.7
- djust (PyPI): fixed in 1.0.7

## Description

djust provides Phoenix LiveView-style reactive server-side rendering for Django with Rust-powered performance. Prior to version 1.0.7, `djust.mixins.model_binding.ModelBindingMixin` provides a default `update_model` event handler and is part of the LiveView base MRO, so every LiveView exposes it. It `setattr`s a view attribute whose name is client-supplied (`field`), gated only by: reject `_`-prefixed names; reject a 14-entry denylist of framework internals (`FORBIDDEN_MODEL_FIELDS`); optional `allowed_model_fields` which defaults to None = allow all; and `hasattr` existence. As a result, a client can set any public, existing view attribute — not just the fields actually bound with `dj-model=` in the rendered template. The denylist covers framework plumbing but nothing about developer business/authz state, and the allowlist is opt-in (off by default). A developer who binds one `dj-model="search"` input and also keeps `self.account_id` / `self.is_admin` / `self.total_price` as view state does not realize a client can set ALL of them via `{type:event, event:"update_model", params:{field, value}}` over the WebSocket. Type coercion matches the target attribute's type (so `"true"` -> bool True), aiding the attacker. This issue is fixed in djust 1.0.7. As a workaround, set `allowed_model_fields` explicitly on every view using dj-model (or subclassing LiveView) to the minimal list of bindable fields; do not keep authorization/ownership state in public view attributes that share the view with dj-model bindings.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on djust-org djust, djust, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/djust-org/djust/security/advisories/GHSA-cc7c-9jff-58wj
- https://github.com/djust-org/djust/releases/tag/v1.0.7

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