Answer in brief
CVE-2023-33185 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in Incorrect signature verification in django-ses. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps django-ses (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps django-ses (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| django-sespypi | >=0 <3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
Published upstream
May 22, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
The django_ses library implements a mail backend for Django using AWS Simple Email Service. The library exports the `SESEventWebhookView class` intended to receive signed requests from AWS to handle email bounces, subscriptions, etc. These requests are signed by AWS and are verified by django_ses, however the verification of this signature was found to be flawed as it allowed users to specify arbitrary public certificates.
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