GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2

Summary

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets

Severity

medium

CVSS

6.5

CWE

CWE-280

Published

2026-08-20

Updated

2026-08-20

Advisory details

Impact

A CMS user with "add" permission over a snippet model, but not "change" or "view" permission, could copy an existing snippet that they do not have access to, allowing them to view its contents.

Patches

Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.

Workarounds

N/A

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to tinyb0y 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 security@wagtail.org (view our security policy for more information).

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
• https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2

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