CVE-2026-123819
Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2, a CMS user who has add permission for a snippet model but lacks change and view permission for an existing snippet can access the snippet copy view and copy that source object. The copy operation reveals the contents of a snippet that the user is not authorized to view. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.
| CWE | CWE-280 |
| Vendor | wagtail |
| Product | wagtail |
| Published | Nov 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
wagtail / wagtail
< 7.0.9 >= 7.1, < 7.3.4 >= 7.4, < 7.4.3 = 8.0rc1
References
github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/03ecdb63b82fa87a4932c08bc4cdd9a99339f6d4 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/5afd40f0bc04f7986256ced8ec959af30e1446be github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/aebf89233c0cc9739e240e1112d705e0c995f79c github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/c06183cc9c9590e4585f27899173bc741bbbcb10 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.0.9 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.3.4 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.4.3 github.com: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v8.0rc2