# GHSA-JM5P-837G-RV8G: Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Page translation API endpoint

- Severity: medium (stated by ghsa, no CVSS score)
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, 8.0rc2
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

Wagtail, an open-source Python content management system, is affected. A user with translation-submission permissions could use the admin API's "copy for translation" feature to view the contents of existing pages they are not authorized to edit.

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## Affected

- wagtail (PyPI): fixed in 7.0.9
- wagtail (PyPI): from 7.1rc1, fixed in 7.3.4
- wagtail (PyPI): from 7.4rc1, fixed in 7.4.3
- wagtail (PyPI): from 8.0rc1, fixed in 8.0rc2

## Description

### Impact A CMS user with the "submit translations" permission, could use the Admin API's "copy for translation" endpoint to copy an existing page that they do not have edit 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).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wagtail, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, 8.0rc2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-jm5p-837g-rv8g
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.0.9
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.3.4
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.4.3
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v8.0rc2

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