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TI-2026-39162 Aliases CVE-2026-54262GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c

Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation

Priority LOW 20CWE-280Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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, a low-level user with the "Can submit translation" permission can create translations for any page, including those they do not have permissions for. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0027 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wagtail (wagtail): 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2wagtail (PyPI): 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wagtailwagtailbefore 7.0.8; 7.1.0 to before 7.3.3; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.27.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2Patch availableCNA
—wagtail (PyPI)before 7.0.87.0.8Patch availableGHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
—wagtail (PyPI)7.1 to before 7.3.37.3.3Patch availableGHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
—wagtail (PyPI)7.4 to before 7.4.27.4.2Patch availableGHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
  • wagtail Vendorwagtail Affected before 7.0.8; 7.1.0 to before 7.3.3; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.2 Fixed in 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2 Patch available CNA
  • wagtail (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.8 Fixed in 7.0.8 Patch available GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
  • wagtail (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 7.1 to before 7.3.3 Fixed in 7.3.3 Patch available GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
  • wagtail (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 7.4 to before 7.4.2 Fixed in 7.4.2 Patch available GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.0.8; 7.1 to before 7.3.3; 7.4 to before 7.4.2Vulnerablewagtail
  • cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.0.8; 7.1 to before 7.3.3; 7.4 to before 7.4.2 Vulnerable ·wagtail

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wagtail (wagtail) Fixed in 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2
  • Fix · GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c wagtail (PyPI) Fixed in 7.0.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c wagtail (PyPI) Fixed in 7.3.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c wagtail (PyPI) Fixed in 7.4.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54262
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-39163 Wagtail: Reflected XSS in dynamic image URL generator view CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2020-08875 Possible XSS attack in Wagtail CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2023-13342 Wagtail vulnerable to stored Cross-site Scripting attack via ModelAdmin views CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-32180 Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-22558 Wagtail: Improper escaping of HTML (Cross-site Scripting) in simple_translation admin interface CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2026-22557 Wagtail: Improper escaping of HTML (Cross-site Scripting) on TableBlock class attributes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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