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CVE-2026-123819

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Scored on 2026-11-10. The trend appears after a second daily score.

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

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.

Record
CVE-2026-123819
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-09
EUVDEUVD-2026-120456 6.5

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-120456
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-09
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

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:

Record
GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-09
NVD 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2026-123819
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-09
OSV 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

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.

Record
CVE-2026-123819
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-10
OSVGHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

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:

Record
GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-09

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wagtail
PyPI
before 7.0.9
7.0.9
wagtail
PyPI
7.1 up to 7.3.4
7.3.4
wagtail
PyPI
7.4 up to 7.4.3
7.4.3
wagtail
PyPI
8.0rc1 to 8.0rc1
8.0rc2
wagtail
PyPI
before 7.0.9, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.3.10.4
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0.4.10.50.60.70.80.8.10.8.100.8.20.8.30.8.40.8.50.8.60.8.70.8.80.8.91.01.0b11.0b21.0rc11.0rc21.11.101.10.11.10rc11.111.11.11.11rc11.121.12.11.12.21.12.31.12.41.12.51.12.61.12rc11.131.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13rc11.1rc11.21.2rc11.3
7.0.9
wagtail
PyPI
7.1 up to 7.3.4, plus listed versions
7.1.17.1.27.1.37.27.2.1
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7.2.27.2.37.2rc17.37.3.17.3.27.3.37.3rc1
7.3.4
wagtail
PyPI
7.4 up to 7.4.3, plus listed versions
7.4.17.4.2
7.4.3
wagtail
PyPI
8.0rc1 up to 8.0rc2
8.0rc2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
referencesNVD, OSV
description, references, severity, titleCVE List
aliases, products, referencesEUVD, OSV
aliases, facts, idGitHub Advisories
first indexedGitHub Advisories, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-123819 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wagtail, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in wagtail 7.0.9.

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