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CVE-2023-28836

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  • Published2023-04-03
  • Fixed in4.2.2 · 4.1.4
  • WeaknessCWE-79

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Description

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Starting in version 1.5 and prior to versions 4.1.4 and 4.2.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on ModelAdmin views within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft pages and documents that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin, and only affects sites with ModelAdmin enabled. For page, the vulnerability is in the "Choose a parent page" ModelAdmin view (`ChooseParentView`), available when managing pages via ModelAdmin. For documents, the vulnerability is in the ModelAdmin Inspect view (`InspectView`) when displaying document fields. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 4.1.4 and Wagtail 4.2.2. Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can disable or override the corresponding functionality.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-04-0317:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Torchbox wagtail
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.2≥ 4.2, < 4.2.24.2.2
4.1≥ 1.5, < 4.1.44.1.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • wagtail
    Affected
    • ≥ 1.5, < 1.5*fixed in 1.5*custom
    • ≥ 4.1.1, < 4.1.1fixed in 4.1.1custom
    • ≥ 4.2, < 4.2*fixed in 4.2*custom
    • ≥ 4.2.2, < 4.2.2fixed in 4.2.2custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-04-03

Fix

  1. Update Torchbox wagtail to 4.2.2 · 4.1.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-02-11
  • CNACVSS 3.16.4known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.15.4read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-79known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.8 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2023-04-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2023-04-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5286-f2rf-35c2

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28836?

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Starting in version 1.5 and prior to versions 4.1.4 and 4.2.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on ModelAdmin views within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft pages and documents that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin, and only affects sites with ModelAdmin enabled. For page, the vulnerability is in the "Choose a parent page" ModelAdmin view (`ChooseParentView`), available when managing pages via ModelAdmin. For documents, the vulnerability is in the ModelAdmin Inspect view (`InspectView`) when displaying document fields. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 4.1.4 and Wagtail 4.2.2. Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can disable or override the corresponding functionality.

Is CVE-2023-28836 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-28836 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-28836?

CVE-2023-28836 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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