Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 2, 2026
Wagtail: Denial of service via unbounded filter specs in the image preview
CVE-2026-54260
Description
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, an authenticated admin user can trigger expensive rendition processing with purposefully crafted filter specs resulting in potentially service degradation. 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.
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References
1- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-f2p5-j6fg-5cxfmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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