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CVE-2026-54259

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

4.3 MediumFix available

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Up 0.1 points since Jul 2, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Record
CVE-2026-54259
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-41147 4.3

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Record
EUVD-2026-41147
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm 4.3

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

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:

Record
GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.3

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Record
CVE-2026-54259
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.3

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Record
CVE-2026-54259
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm 4.3

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images chosen endpoints

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:

Record
GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-612 4.3

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Record
PYSEC-2026-612
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wagtail
PyPI
before 7.0.8
7.0.8
wagtail
PyPI
7.1 up to 7.3.3
7.3.3
wagtail
PyPI
7.4 up to 7.4.2
7.4.2
wagtail
PyPI
before 7.0.8, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.3.10.4
Show 45 moreShow less
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
7.0.8
wagtail
PyPI
7.1 up to 7.3.3, plus listed versions
7.1.17.1.27.1.37.27.2.1
Show 7 moreShow less
7.2.27.2.37.2rc17.37.3.17.3.27.3rc1
7.3.3
wagtail
PyPI
7.4 up to 7.4.2, plus listed versions
7.4.1
7.4.2
wagtail
PyPI
before 7.0.8, 7.1 up to 7.3.3, 7.4 up to 7.4.2, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.3.10.4
Show 45 moreShow less
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
7.0.87.3.37.4.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2026-54259 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Torchbox Wagtail, published July 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in wagtail 7.0.8.

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