SCA: security update for wagtail (GHSA-23m2-mghx-vqmf)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 446144

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and
7.4.2, reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the dynamic image URL generator view
within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin
could craft a URL that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that
user's credentials. The vulnerability is present for all sites, even if they do not enable the dynamic
image serve view. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the
Wagtail admin. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2. (CVE-2026-54263)

Solution

Update the wagtail library and its related packages to version 7.3.3 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23m2-mghx-vqmf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 446144

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/20/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.64

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54263

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54263

cwe: CWE-79