High severityPythonInjectionMEDIUM confidence
Django Raw SQL Injection
Django raw()/extra() is called with a dynamically built SQL string, enabling SQL injection (CWE-89).
Standards mapping
- OWASP Top 10
- A03:2021 - Injection
- OWASP ASVS
- V5.3.4 (L1)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
return User.objects.raw("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = " + name)Passes - the safe pattern
return User.objects.raw("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = %s", [name])Why it matters & how to fix it
Django raw()/extra() is called with a dynamically built SQL string, enabling SQL injection (CWE-89). Use raw() with params=[...] placeholders, or the ORM. Avoid extra() with interpolated where/select clauses.
References
Rule ID integsec-python-django-raw-sql-injection - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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