Fix SQL injection vulnerability in auth.py using parameterized queries

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Fix SQL injection vulnerability in the login endpoint by replacing string formatting with parameterized queries. Also fix an open redirect vulnerability in the same file.

Changes

• Replace string formatting (%) with parameterized query using ? placeholders in the /login endpoint
• Add is_safe_url() helper function to validate redirect URLs
• Add URL validation before redirect in /login_and_redirect endpoint to prevent open redirect attacks

Why

The original code used Python string formatting to construct SQL queries with user-supplied input, which allows attackers to inject malicious SQL and potentially steal or modify database contents. Parameterized queries ensure user input is properly escaped and treated as data, not executable SQL.

The open redirect vulnerability was also fixed because it allowed attackers to redirect users to malicious external sites after a failed login attempt.

Semgrep Finding Details

Detected user input used to manually construct a SQL string. This is usually bad practice because manual construction could accidentally result in a SQL injection. An attacker could use a SQL injection to steal or modify contents of the database. Instead, use a parameterized query which is available by default in most database engines. Alternatively, consider using the Django object-relational mappers (ORM) instead of raw SQL queries.

@267212124 requested Semgrep Assistant generate this pull request to fix a finding from the detection rule python.django.security.injection.tainted-sql-string.tainted-sql-string.

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