CVE-2023-45809

Disclosure of user names via admin bulk action views in wagtail

LOW

2.7

CVSS Score

Published: October 19, 2023 at 06:33 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:29 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsWagtailWagtail

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Severity

LOW2.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wagtail · Torchbox

95%

v < 4.1.94.2 ≤ v < 5.0.55.1 ≤ v < 5.1.3

Affected range stops below 4.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Wagtail · Wagtailpypi

60%

v < 4.1.9v < 5.0.5v < 5.1.3

Affected range stops below 4.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatch

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/bc96aed6ac53f998b2f4c4bf97e2d4f5fe337e5b

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-fc75-58r8-rm3h

CVSS

2.7LOWGitHub_M

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-200CWE-425CWE-532

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