GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

MEDIUM Published 2026-08-20 Modified 2026-08-20 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-54259
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
wagtail
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-280
Reviewed
2026-08-20

Affected packages

• PyPI wagtail: < 7.0.8 → fixed in 7.0.8 • PyPI wagtail: >= 7.1, < 7.3.3 → fixed in 7.3.3 • PyPI wagtail: >= 7.4, < 7.4.2 → fixed in 7.4.2

Description

Impact The Documents and Images chooser's chosen endpoint incorrectly listed items for which the user has not been granted choose permission. A user with access to the Wagtail admin could see the filename and name and URLs of documents and images in those collections. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patches Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2. Workarounds N/A Acknowledgements Many thanks to @harshakshit 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 [email protected] (view our security policy for more information).

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-54259 Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges weakness

References