Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-45809Disclosure of user names via admin bulk action views in wagtail

Low 2.7

In plain English

A low-severity information exposure in wagtail from wagtail. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin can make a direct URL request to the admin view that handles bulk actions on user accounts. While authentication rules prevent the user from making any changes, the error message discloses the display names of user accounts, and by modifying URL parameters, the user can retrieve the display name for any user. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 4.1.8 (LTS), 5.0.5 and 5.1.3. The fix is also included in Release Candidate 1 of the forthcoming Wagtail 5.2 release. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIwagtail4.1.9GHSA-fc75-58r8-rm3h
PyPIwagtail5.0.5GHSA-fc75-58r8-rm3h
PyPIwagtail5.1.3GHSA-fc75-58r8-rm3h
PyPIwagtail4.1.9, 5.0.5, 5.1.3PYSEC-2023-219

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
wagtail wagtail < 4.1.9>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.3

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-425 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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