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GHSA-r3hx-x5rh-p9vv: django-haystack: Remote Code Execution via `eval()` in Elasticsearch Result Deserialization

July 15, 2026

The Elasticsearch backend in django-haystack calls eval() on raw field values returned from Elasticsearch when a SearchField is declared with an index_fieldname alias that differs from the logical field name. During result processing, the backend looks up fields by logical name but Elasticsearch stores them under the alias key; the lookup fails and the value falls through to _to_python() → eval(). An attacker who can control content that is indexed into Elasticsearch—and can trigger or wait for a search that returns it—achieves arbitrary code execution in the Django application process. CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.5 (High).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3hx-x5rh-p9vv
  • github.com/django-haystack/django-haystack/commit/eb05f193c9771a68dcc8cfac6674a0d48a52ee9d
  • github.com/django-haystack/django-haystack/releases/tag/v3.4.0
  • github.com/django-haystack/django-haystack/security/advisories/GHSA-r3hx-x5rh-p9vv

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.4.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.4.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.4.0 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

Source file

pypi/django-haystack/GHSA-r3hx-x5rh-p9vv.yml

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