An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14. `django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware` erroneously caches requests where the `Vary` header contained an asterisk (`'*'`). This can lead to private data being stored and served. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Ahmad Sadeddin for reporting this issue.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/05/security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 2.3 · djangoprojectNVD modified 2026-10-26 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce Third Party Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/05/security-releases/ Vendor Advisory