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Fixed queries that may return unexpected results on MySQL due to typecasting.

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This is a security fix; disclosure to follow shortly.
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Erik Romijn
2014-04-20 16:13:41 -04:00
committed by Tim Graham
parent c083e3815a
commit 75c0d4ea3a
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@@ -507,6 +507,22 @@ MySQL does not support the ``NOWAIT`` option to the ``SELECT ... FOR UPDATE``
statement. If ``select_for_update()`` is used with ``nowait=True`` then a
``DatabaseError`` will be raised.
Automatic typecasting can cause unexpected results
--------------------------------------------------
When performing a query on a string type, but with an integer value, MySQL will
coerce the types of all values in the table to an integer before performing the
comparison. If your table contains the values ``'abc'``, ``'def'`` and you
query for ``WHERE mycolumn=0``, both rows will match. Similarly, ``WHERE mycolumn=1``
will match the value ``'abc1'``. Therefore, string type fields included in Django
will always cast the value to a string before using it in a query.
If you implement custom model fields that inherit from :class:`~django.db.models.Field`
directly, are overriding :meth:`~django.db.models.Field.get_prep_value`, or use
:meth:`extra() <django.db.models.query.QuerySet.extra>` or
:meth:`raw() <django.db.models.Manager.raw>`, you should ensure that you
perform the appropriate typecasting.
.. _sqlite-notes:
SQLite notes

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docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
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@@ -1189,6 +1189,16 @@ of the arguments is required, but you should use at least one of them.
Entry.objects.extra(where=['headline=%s'], params=['Lennon'])
.. warning::
If you are performing queries on MySQL, note that MySQL's silent type coercion
may cause unexpected results when mixing types. If you query on a string
type column, but with an integer value, MySQL will coerce the types of all values
in the table to an integer before performing the comparison. For example, if your
table contains the values ``'abc'``, ``'def'`` and you query for ``WHERE mycolumn=0``,
both rows will match. To prevent this, perform the correct typecasting
before using the value in a query.
defer
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