---
id: GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2
title: 'Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets'
summary: 'Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying snippets'
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
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-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5cx-w6p2-mxf2'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-08-20T18:59:53.240Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
A CMS user with "add" permission over a snippet model, but not "change" or "view" permission, could copy an existing snippet that they do not have access to, allowing them to view its contents.

### Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.

### Workarounds
N/A

### Acknowledgements
Many thanks to tinyb0y for reporting this issue.

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)
* Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).

## Affected packages

- `wagtail < 7.0.9`
- `wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.4`
- `wagtail >= 7.4, < 7.4.3`
- `wagtail = 8.0rc1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `wagtail 7.0.9`
- `wagtail 7.3.4`
- `wagtail 7.4.3`
- `wagtail 8.0rc2`