CVE-2026-55468

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Pages admin API

Published Aug 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2 on their respective release lines, the internal Pages admin API returns page fields declared in api_fields without sufficient access control, allowing a user with Wagtail admin access to retrieve restricted draft and live page content. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3vrh-m9w7-v94f Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Pages admin API
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Wagtail
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Vendors & Products Wagtail
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Description Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2 on their respective release lines, the internal Pages admin API returns page fields declared in api_fields without sufficient access control, allowing a user with Wagtail admin access to retrieve restricted draft and live page content. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.
Title Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Pages admin API
Weaknesses CWE-280
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 25, 2026, 4:32 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 24, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 9:10 PM