GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2 Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- wagtail
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-280
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-20
Affected packages
• PyPI wagtail: < 7.0.9 → fixed in 7.0.9
• PyPI wagtail: >= 7.1, < 7.3.4 → fixed in 7.3.4
• PyPI wagtail: >= 7.4, < 7.4.3 → fixed in 7.4.3
• PyPI wagtail: >= 8.0rc1, < 8.0rc2 → fixed in 8.0rc2
Description
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 [email protected] (view our security policy for more information).
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges weakness