GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f — wagtail
MEDIUMGHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in wagtail. A fix is available for wagtail — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
The Documents and Images API V2 incorrectly listed items in descendants of private collections, which should inherit the view restrictions defined on their ancestors. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in these descendant collections.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.
Workarounds
Site owners using Wagtail's API can avoid the vulnerability by adding authentication to the Documents and Images APIs.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ta Duc Thien 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).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | all versions | 7.0.9pip install --upgrade 'wagtail==7.0.9' |
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | ≥ 7.1&&< 7.3.4 | 7.3.4pip install --upgrade 'wagtail==7.3.4' |
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | ≥ 7.4&&< 7.4.3 | 7.4.3pip install --upgrade 'wagtail==7.4.3' |
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | ≥ 8.0rc1&&< 8.0rc2 | 8.0rc2pip install --upgrade 'wagtail==8.0rc2' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for wagtail, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update wagtail to 7.0.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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