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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/topics/http/sessions.txt | 11 |
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diff --git a/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt b/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt index acad61eb2a..0f2955fadd 100644 --- a/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt +++ b/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt @@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ and the :setting:`SECRET_KEY` setting. .. warning:: + **If the :setting:`SECRET_KEY` is not kept secret, this can lead to + arbitrary remote code execution.** + + An attacker in possession of the :setting:`SECRET_KEY` can not only + generate falsified session data, which your site will trust, but also + remotely execute arbitrary code, as the data is serialized using pickle. + + If you use cookie-based sessions, pay extra care that your secret key is + always kept completely secret, for any system which might be remotely + accessible. + **The session data is signed but not encrypted** When using the cookies backend the session data can be read by the client. |