CVE-2026-54259

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, the Documents and Images chooser's chosen endpoint incorrectly listed items for which the user has not been granted choose permission. A user with access to the Wagtail admin could see the filename and name and URLs of documents and images in those collections. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail::::::::

History

02 Jul 2026, 19:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm -~~	() https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-h54r-xq46-qwqm - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail::::::::
First Time		Torchbox wagtail Torchbox

01 Jul 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-01 22:16

Updated : 2026-07-02 19:26

NVD link : CVE-2026-54259

Mitre link : CVE-2026-54259

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54259

JSON object : View

Products Affected

torchbox

wagtail

CWE

CWE-280

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

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