A CMS user without the ability to edit a page could still access the history report for the page, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive information.
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.
No workaround is available.
Wagtail thanks Seoyoung Kang @seoyoung-kang who is from AhnLab and also an independent security researcher for reporting this issue.
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 0.03% | 8.67% |
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 3.1 | — |
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| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6 ↗ |
| CVE | CVE-2026-44198 ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-280 | Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges |
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | First patched | Vulnerable functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pip | wagtail | < 7.0.7 | 7.0.7 | — |
| pip | wagtail | >= 7.1, < 7.3.2 | 7.3.2 | — |