PyPI: wagtail
CVE-2026-54262
Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20260820-19551
Affected versions of the Wagtail package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges due to insufficient permission checks in the `simple_translation` module. The `simple_translation` feature allows users with the "Can submit translation" permission to create translations for any page, bypassing the intended page-level permissions. An attacker with low-level user access can exploit this vulnerability to create unauthorized translations of pages they do not have explicit permissions to access, potentially leading to unauthorized content changes.
Overview
Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation
Advisory
wagtail – Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Affected Package
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How to Fix
Mitigation and Workarounds
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Vulnerable Functions
Functions linked to known vulnerabilities.
References
- https://getsafety.com/vulnerabilities/SFTY-20260820-19551/CVE-2026-54262
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54262
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/wagtail/PYSEC-2026-615.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
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