django CMS: Structure endpoint bypasses page-view permission
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
django CMS is an easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise content management system powered by Django. Prior to 5.0.8, render_object_structure in cms/views.py renders cms/toolbar/structure.html for a PageContent object without calling user_can_view_page(). Any staff account can request a restricted page’s structure when CMS_PERMISSION is enabled and the page has view restrictions or CMS_PUBLIC_FOR is set to staff. The response exposes plugin get_short_description() values, including link names, URLs, and text snippets, rather than only the page shape. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| django-cms | django-cms | before 5.0.8 | 5.0.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | django-cms (PyPI) | before 5.0.8 | 5.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7 |
- django-cms Vendordjango-cms Affected before 5.0.8 Fixed in 5.0.8 Patch available CNA
- django-cms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.8 Fixed in 5.0.8 Patch available GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA django-cms (django-cms) Fixed in 5.0.8
- Fix · GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7 django-cms (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1c
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms
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Sources
- CVE-2026-54624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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