django CMS: Clipboard copy IDOR discloses unauthorized plugin content
Summary
The clipboard copy paths of the copy_plugins admin endpoint validate only the target (the user's own clipboard) and skip source-side authorization. A staff user can copy plugins out of a placeholder they have no permission on into their clipboard, then read the (secret) content.
Details
In cms/admin/placeholderadmin.py, _copy_plugin_to_clipboard and _copy_placeholder_to_clipboard check has_copy_plugins_permission, which only evaluates request.toolbar.clipboard.has_add_plugins_permission(...) — the
clipboard belongs to the requesting user, and check_source is likewise applied only to the clipboard. The source placeholder identified by the attacker-supplied source_placeholder_id / source_plugin_id is never authorization-checked. (The placeholder-to-placeholder copy path, has_copy_from_placeholder_permission, correctly checks both sides.)
Impact
A staff user holding the global add permission for a plugin type, but with no access to a given placeholder/page, can copy that placeholder's plugins into their own clipboard and read content (e.g. link names/URLs, text) they cannot reach through the normal edit endpoints.
Requires CMS_PERMISSION=True with per-placeholder/page restrictions.
Patches
Fixed in 5.0.8: the clipboard copy paths now also verify source-side permission (has_add_plugins_permission + check_source on the source placeholder), matching placeholder-to-placeholder copy.
Workarounds
None. Upgrade is recommended.
Credits
Reported by the security team at the University of Sydney ([@reporter]).
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django-cms | < 5.0.8 | 5.0.8 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1c
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8
- https://pypi.org/project/django-cms
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54622
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-639- Plataforma
- Python (PyPI)
- Paquete
django-cms- Publicada
- 20.08.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 15:18
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3820 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p - CC BY 4.0
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