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Wagtail CMS CVE-2026-54263

| EUVDEUVD-2026-41150 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-07-01 GitHub_M
7.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
7.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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5.4 MEDIUM

Editor account needed (PR:L) and an admin victim must click the link (UI:R); reflected XSS executes in the admin's session so S:C, with limited confidentiality/integrity impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 01, 2026 - 23:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Jul 01, 2026 - 22:22 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

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, reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the dynamic image URL generator view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could craft a URL that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is present for all sites, even if they do not enable the dynamic image serve view. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

AnalysisAI

Reflected cross-site scripting in the Wagtail Django CMS admin interface lets a low-privilege editor craft a malicious URL that executes JavaScript in the browser of a higher-privilege administrator who opens it, enabling actions to be performed with the victim's credentials. All Wagtail installations before 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2 are affected - the flaw lives in the dynamic image URL generator view and exists even on sites that never enabled the dynamic image serve view. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain limited editor admin account
Delivery
Craft malicious dynamic image URL with XSS payload
Exploit
Deliver link to higher-privilege admin
Execution
Admin opens URL and script executes
Persist
JavaScript runs in admin session context
Impact
Perform privileged actions as victim

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires (1) the attacker to possess a valid Wagtail admin account with at least limited editor permissions - anonymous site visitors cannot exploit this; and (2) a targeted higher-privilege user such as an administrator to actively open the attacker-crafted dynamic image URL, per CVSS UI:R. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, score 7.3 High) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low attack complexity, but requiring a low-privilege authenticated editor account (PR:L) plus interaction from a higher-privilege victim (UI:R). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who holds (or has phished or self-registered) a limited editor account in the Wagtail admin crafts a malicious dynamic-image URL embedding JavaScript and sends it to an administrator, for example via an internal message or a content-review request. When the higher-privilege admin opens the link, the reflected payload executes in their authenticated session and performs admin actions on the attacker's behalf, such as creating a new superuser. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Wagtail 7.0.8, 7.3.3, or 7.4.2 depending on your current release line (choose the patched version matching your major.minor branch), as documented in advisory GHSA-23m2-mghx-vqmf (https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-23m2-mghx-vqmf). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

24 hours: Identify all systems running Wagtail versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3, or 7.4.2; audit recent admin activity logs for suspicious URL access patterns. …

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