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medium 4.3

CVE-2026-54262 json

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

published 4mo ago modified 2mo ago also GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c , PYSEC-2026-615 , EUVD-2026-41149

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • pypi wagtail 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2
  • torchbox wagtail 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi wagtail
<7.0.8
>=7.1, <7.3.3
>=7.4, <7.4.2
7.0.8
7.3.3
7.4.2

Affected products

  • wagtail wagtail

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

Sources

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