Wagtail: Identification of documents by SHA1 hash
Impact
By passing specific HTTP headers to the document serve URL endpoint, an attacker was able to determine whether a document with a given ID matched a specified SHA1 hash, regardless of any permission restrictions on the document or knowing its filename. This could allow an attacker to determine whether a document with a specific known hash is present in the Wagtail document library.
This vulnerability does not expose the document's contents or any metadata beyond the already known SHA1 hash, and does not expose information about any documents for which the attacker does not know the SHA1 hash.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.
Workarounds
Site owners who are unable to upgrade can strip If-Match and If-None-Match from anonymous requests to /documents/ at the reverse proxy, or use a custom document model without a file_hash attribute.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Anand Himanshu 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 | < 7.0.9, >= 7.1, < 7.3.4, >= 7.4, < 7.4.3, >= 8.0rc1, < 8.0rc2 | 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, 8.0rc2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-280- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
wagtail- Disclosed
- 20.08.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 15:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-92hv-j533-69wc - 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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