Wagtail has permission check bypass when editing a model with per-field restrictions through `wagtail.contrib.settings` or `ModelViewSet`
Impact
If a model has been made available for editing through the wagtail.contrib.settings module or ModelViewSet, and the permission argument on FieldPanel has been used to further restrict access to one or more fields of the model, a user with edit permission over the model but not the specific field can craft an HTTP POST request that bypasses the permission check on the individual field, allowing them to update its value.
The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin, or by a user who has not been granted edit access to the model in question. The editing interfaces for pages and snippets are also unaffected.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 6.0.3 and 6.1. Wagtail releases prior to 6.0 are unaffected.
Workarounds
Site owners who are unable to upgrade to a patched version can avoid the vulnerability in ModelViewSet by registering the model as a snippet instead. No workaround is available for wagtail.contrib.settings.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ben Morse and Joshua Munn for reporting this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Email us at security@wagtail.org (view our security policy for more information).
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | wagtail | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3 | 6.0.3 |
References
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-w2v8-php4-p8hc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32882
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/ab2a5d82b4ee3c909d2456704388ccf90e367c9b
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/fa0d4829f9c81eefb37cc058e2fa1b6a918741da
- https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/extending/generic_views.html#modelviewset
- https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/reference/contrib/settings.html
- https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/reference/pages/panels.html#wagtail.admin.panels.FieldPanel.permission
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v6.0.3
- https://pypi.org/project/wagtail
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2v8-php4-p8hc
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-280- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
wagtail- Disclosed
- 01.05.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 15:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2031 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w2v8-php4-p8hc - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: wagtail
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 30
- First → latest
- 04.2020 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 22
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 18
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