mediumCVSS 6.5Vulnerability

CVE-2026-54622

### Summary The clipboard copy paths of the `copy_plugins` admin endpoint validate only the target (the user's own clipboard) and skip source-side authorization. A staff user can copy plugins out of a placeholder they have no permission on into their clipboard, then read the (secret) content. ### Details In `cms/admin/placeholderadmin.py`, `_copy_plugin_to_clipboard` and `_copy_placeholder_to_clipboard` check `has_copy_plugins_permission`, which only evaluates `request.toolbar.clipboard.has_add_plugins_permission(...)` — the clipboard belongs to the requesting user, and `check_source` is likewise applied only to the clipboard. The source placeholder identified by the attacker-supplied `source_placeholder_id` / `source_plugin_id` is never authorization-checked. (The placeholder-to-placeholder copy path, `has_copy_from_placeholder_permission`, correctly checks both sides.) ### Impact A staff user holding the global add permission for a plugin type, but with no access to a given placeholder/page, can copy that placeholder's plugins into their own clipboard and read content (e.g. link names/URLs, text) they cannot reach through the normal edit endpoints. Requires `CMS_PERMISSION=True` with per-placeholder/page restrictions. ### Patches Fixed in 5.0.8: the clipboard copy paths now also verify source-side permission (`has_add_plugins_permission` + `check_source` on the source placeholder), matching placeholder-to-placeholder copy. ### Workarounds None. Upgrade is recommended. ### Credits Reported by the security team at the University of Sydney ([@reporter]).

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
severity
medium
summary
django CMS: Clipboard copy IDOR discloses unauthorized plugin content
cvss_score
6.5
cve_id
CVE-2026-54622
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
is_ghsa_only
false
ghsa_published
2026-08-20T18:42:11Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
ghsa_updated
2026-08-20T18:42:14Z

Related Entities (4)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]pip/django-cms

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/django-cms

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