GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx
MEDIUMGHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in wagtail. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Wagtail has improper permission handling when deleting form submissions
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
A CMS user with limited access to form pages could delete submissions to form pages they don't have access to by crafting a form submission to delete submissions on a page they do have access to for submissions they don't.
The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.
Workarounds
No workaround is available.
Acknowledgements
Wagtail thanks Vishal Shukla @shukla304 for reporting this issue.
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Send an email to [email protected] (view the security policy for more information).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | all versions | 7.0.7 |
| 🐍PyPI | wagtail | ≥ 7.1&&< 7.3.2 | 7.3.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for wagtail. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update wagtail to 7.0.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-pwm3-7fv4-g6xx across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.