Restricted page disclosure via unfiltered admin queryset
Published Aug 24, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Authorization bypass in affected Wagtail releases allows remote authenticated users to read restricted draft and live page content. PagesAdminAPIViewSet.get_base_queryset returns Page.objects.all, so admin API lookups are not limited to pages the requesting user may explore. Wagtail admin access is required, and exposed data includes base-model and custom fields declared in api_fields without granting write access.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in affected Wagtail releases allows remote authenticated users to read restricted draft and live page content. PagesAdminAPIViewSet.get_base_queryset returns Page.objects.all, so admin API lookups are not limited to pages the requesting user may explore. Wagtail admin access is required, and exposed data includes base-model and custom fields declared in api_fields without granting write access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-55468
- Published
- Aug 24, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Wagtail
- Product
- Wagtail
- Classifications
- CWE-280, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 7.0.9
- Affected versionversion=>= 7.1, < 7.3.4
- Affected versionversion=>= 7.4, < 7.4.3
- Affected versionversion=>= 8.0rc1, < 8.0rc2
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