Description
In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch).
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6
Release Notes
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
57.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-80
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (3)
pypi/wagtail
1.9.0 - 2.7.2PyPI
torchbox/wagtail
2.8
torchbox/wagtail
1.9 - 2.7.1
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026