GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
- Published
- 2026-08-20T18:45:23Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-20T19:00:09Z
- Severity
-
- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets
- Details
-
Impact
A CMS user with "add" permission over a snippet model, but not "change" or "view" permission, could copy an existing snippet that they do not have access to, allowing them to view its contents.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.
Workarounds
N/A
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to tinyb0y for reporting this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Email us at security@wagtail.org (view our security policy for more information).
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-280" ], "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-20T18:45:23Z", "nvd_published_at": null, "severity": "MODERATE" }- References
Affected packages
PyPI / wagtail
Package
- Name
- wagtail
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:pypi/wagtail
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.0.9
Affected versions
0.*
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3.1
0.4
0.4.1
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8.1
0.8.2
0.8.3
0.8.4
0.8.5
0.8.6
0.8.7
0.8.8
0.8.9
0.8.10
1.*
1.0b1
1.0b2
1.0rc1
1.0rc2
1.0
1.1rc1
1.1
1.2rc1
1.2
1.3rc1
1.3
1.3.1
1.4rc1
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.5rc1
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6rc1
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7rc1
1.7
1.8rc1
1.8
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.9rc1
1.9
1.9.1
1.10rc1
1.10
1.10.1
1.11rc1
1.11
1.11.1
1.12rc1
1.12
1.12.1
1.12.2
1.12.3
1.12.4
1.12.5
1.12.6
1.13rc1
1.13
1.13.1
1.13.2
1.13.3
1.13.4
2.*
2.0b1
2.0rc1
2.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.1rc1
2.1rc2
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.2rc1
2.2rc2
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3rc1
2.3rc2
2.3
2.4rc1
2.4
2.5rc1
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.6rc1
2.6
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.7rc1
2.7rc2
2.7
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.7.3
2.7.4
2.8rc1
2.8
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.9rc1
2.9
2.9.1
2.9.2
2.9.3
2.10rc1
2.10rc2
2.10
2.10.1
2.10.2
2.11rc1
2.11
2.11.1
2.11.2
2.11.3
2.11.4
2.11.5
2.11.6
2.11.7
2.11.8
2.11.9
2.12rc1
2.12
2.12.1
2.12.2
2.12.3
2.12.4
2.12.5
2.12.6
2.13rc1
2.13rc2
2.13rc3
2.13
2.13.1
2.13.2
2.13.3
2.13.4
2.13.5
2.14rc1
2.14
2.14.1
2.14.2
2.15rc1
2.15rc2
2.15
2.15.1
2.15.2
2.15.3
2.15.4
2.15.5
2.15.6
2.16rc1
2.16rc2
2.16
2.16.1
2.16.2
2.16.3
3.*
3.0rc1
3.0rc2
3.0rc3
3.0
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
4.*
4.0rc1
4.0rc2
4.0
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3
4.0.4
4.1rc1
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
4.1.6
4.1.7
4.1.8
4.1.9
4.2rc1
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
5.*
5.0rc1
5.0
5.0.1
5.0.2
5.0.3
5.0.4
5.0.5
5.1rc1
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2rc1
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.2.5
5.2.6
5.2.7
5.2.8
6.*
6.0rc1
6.0
6.0.1
6.0.2
6.0.3
6.0.4
6.0.5
6.0.6
6.1rc1
6.1rc2
6.1
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.2rc1
6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.3rc1
6.3rc2
6.3
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.3.5
6.3.6
6.3.7
6.3.8
6.4rc1
6.4
6.4.1
6.4.2
7.*
7.0rc1
7.0
7.0.1
7.0.2
7.0.3
7.0.4
7.0.5
7.0.6
7.0.7
7.0.8
PyPI / wagtail
Package
- Name
- wagtail
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:pypi/wagtail
PyPI / wagtail
Package
- Name
- wagtail
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:pypi/wagtail
PyPI / wagtail
Package
- Name
- wagtail
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:pypi/wagtail