CVE-2026-54262

Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation

State: Published
Severity: 4.3 Medium
Published: Jul 1, 2026
Updated: Jul 2, 2026
Reserved: Jun 12, 2026

Description

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, a low-level user with the "Can submit translation" permission can create translations for any page, including those they do not have permissions for. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.3 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wagtailwagtail	< 7.0.8Affected >= 7.1.0, < 7.3.3Affected >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2Affected

References

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c

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