KEVWire

Security intelligence, with context.

Response snapshot Oct 27, 2026, 01:11 UTC

Back to the wire
Permalink
VulnerabilityGHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint

* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html) * Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
Not scored yet
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

GitHub lists first patched versions: wagtail: 7.0.9; wagtail: 8.0rc2; wagtail: 7.3.4; wagtail: 7.4.3. Confirm the affected range and upgrade guidance in the exact advisory.

Read GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g (opens a new tab)

What happened

### Impact A CMS user with the "submit translations" permission, could use the Admin API's "copy for translation" endpoint to copy an existing page that they do not have edit 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.

Continue reading

### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html) * Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).

Affected package ranges reported by GitHub: wagtail: < 7.0.9 wagtail: = 8.0rc1 wagtail: >= 7.1rc1, < 7.3.4 wagtail: >= 7.4rc1, < 7.4.3

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g (opens a new tab)

    The public advisory supplies the description, affected package/version ranges, and any listed CVSS metric. GitHub review is not local review.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    GitHub public advisory API page (opens a new tab)

    The API page supplied GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g, its actual identifiers, source dates, and structured metrics.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

Cite this record

For factual claims, cite the primary sources above; cite KEVWire for its compilation, dates, and classifications.

APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 26). Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g

MLA

"Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint." KEVWire, 26 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint." Last modified October 26, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint (Aug 20, 2026).
* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)
* Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).
Sources:
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g
GitHub public advisory API page: https://api.github.com/advisories?type=reviewed&per_page=100&sort=updated&direction=desc
Record ID: GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 20:55 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

A CISA KEV listing documents known exploitation, not necessarily a zero-day; absence from the catalog does not prove a vulnerability has never been exploited.

Technology tags indicate possible relevance, not verified exposure. Confirm the affected product, version, and configuration against your own inventory; KEVWire does not scan your systems.

A personal reading checklist on this device, not verified remediation.

Record JSON

Your account

Email alerts

Email alerts are not available yet. To follow your stack today, use its RSS feed, which honors your filters, or connect an AI agent through the API.

Suggest an improvement

Ideas, missing sources, corrections, and bugs are all welcome. No account needed. Suggestions are reviewed by a person before anything changes.

Record details

Record detail