{"id":"GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f","title":"Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API","summary":"Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cwe":["CWE-280"],"vendor":"wagtail","product":"wagtail","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["wagtail < 7.0.9","wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.4","wagtail >= 7.4, < 7.4.3","wagtail = 8.0rc1"],"patched":["wagtail 7.0.9","wagtail 7.3.4","wagtail 7.4.3","wagtail 8.0rc2"],"published":"2026-08-20","updated":"2026-08-20","source":"GHSA","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f"}],"tags":["ghsa","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-20T18:59:53.277Z","slug":"GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\n\nThe Documents and Images [API V2](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/index.html) incorrectly listed items in descendants of private collections, which should inherit the view restrictions defined on their ancestors. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in these descendant collections.\n\n### Patches\n\nPatched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nSite owners using Wagtail's API can avoid the vulnerability by adding [authentication](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/v2/configuration.html#authentication) to the Documents and Images APIs.\n\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nMany thanks to Ta Duc Thien for reporting this issue.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)\n* Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `wagtail < 7.0.9`\n- `wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.4`\n- `wagtail >= 7.4, < 7.4.3`\n- `wagtail = 8.0rc1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `wagtail 7.0.9`\n- `wagtail 7.3.4`\n- `wagtail 7.4.3`\n- `wagtail 8.0rc2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}