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Asked 1 month ago by MeteoricVoyager684

Django-csp Not Honoring Nonce in Inline CSS for Dynamic Result Bars

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Hi,
I am experiencing an issue with Django-csp when using inline CSS in a template to generate dynamic result bars. In my template, I include the following code to set the width dynamically and apply a nonce for CSP compliance:

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<div class="bg-green-800" style="width:{{ resultats_votes|get:candidat.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }}%"  nonce={{request.csp_nonce}}> </div>

The goal is to generate result bars with dynamic widths. However, even though {{request.csp_nonce}} prints the correct value in the view and when placed outside the div attributes, it seems to have no effect when used inline. Additionally, the dynamic width expression {{ results_votes|get:candidate.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }} does not display any value when django-csp is active, resulting in empty bars.

The only workaround I’ve found so far is adding 'unsafe-inline' for CSP_STYLE_SRC_ATTR in settings.py, but I would prefer not to use it. I also attempted a decorator on my view with the following variations, but neither syntax seems to work:

PYTHON
@csp_update(CSP_STYLE_SRC_ATTR=[‘self’, ‘https://*.umami.is’, ‘unsafe-inline’])

PYTHON
@csp_update({‘style-src-attr’: ‘unsafe-inline’})

Does anyone have suggestions on how to configure django-csp to correctly allow this inline CSS without resorting to unsafe-inline?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago

Django CSP and Inline CSS with Dynamic Values

While I understand your issue with Django-CSP and inline styles, I need to note that the provided context doesn't specifically cover Django-CSP configuration. However, I can offer some guidance based on Django's security documentation.

The Issue with Inline Styles and CSP

Your problem involves two security aspects:

Content Security Policy (CSP) blocking inline styles
Properly applying nonces to inline styles

The HTML syntax you're using appears to have issues:

HTML
<div class="bg-green-800" style="width:{{ resultats_votes|get:candidat.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }}%" nonce={{request.csp_nonce}}> </div>

Potential Solutions

1. Correct Nonce Attribute Syntax

The nonce attribute should be properly quoted and applied to the style attribute:

HTML
<div class="bg-green-800" style="width:{{ resultats_votes|get:candidat.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }}%" nonce="{{ request.csp_nonce }}"> </div>

2. Consider Alternative Approaches

Instead of inline styles, consider:

Using CSS custom properties (variables) set through JavaScript
Creating dynamic classes instead of inline styles
Using a data attribute and styling with CSS:

HTML
<div class="bg-green-800 result-bar" data-percentage="{{ resultats_votes|get:candidat.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }}"></div>

CSS
.result-bar {
  width: attr(data-percentage %);
}

3. CSP Configuration

If you must use inline styles, ensure your CSP configuration includes:

PYTHON
CSP_STYLE_SRC = ["'self'", "'nonce-{nonce}'"]

And make sure the nonce is properly passed to the template context.

4. XSS Considerations

Be aware that Django's documentation warns about XSS vulnerabilities with certain HTML patterns. When using variables in HTML attributes, ensure they're properly escaped and consider quoting attribute values:

HTML
<div class="bg-green-800" style="width: {{ resultats_votes|get:candidat.id|get:'Excellent'|get:'percentage' }}%" nonce="{{ request.csp_nonce }}"></div>

Remember that while Django templates provide some XSS protection, they have limitations, especially with HTML attributes as mentioned in the security documentation.

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