Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting django-cms package, versions [,5.0.8)
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- published30 Aug 2026
- disclosed20 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 20 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-54622 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade django-cms to version 5.0.8 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key through the copy_plugins admin endpoint when the source-side authorization is not properly checked. An attacker can access unauthorized plugin content by supplying a source_placeholder_id or source_plugin_id for which they lack permission, allowing them to copy sensitive data into their clipboard and read it. This is only exploitable if CMS_PERMISSION=True with per-placeholder or per-page restrictions.