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CVE-2020-11037

Vulnerability in wagtail (CVE-2020-11037)

Summary

vulnerability in wagtail (CVE-2020-11037). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.9` or later.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2020-11037** has been found in wagtail. Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10. What to do: upgrade wagtail to **2.9** or later. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "wagtail CVE-2020-11037" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-11037 (wagtail) — CWE-208 / Attack vector: local / no user interaction Patched: `2.9` — apply immediately Workaround: Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can use [user- or group-based privacy restrictions](https://docs.wagtail.io/en/stable/advanced_topics/privacy.html) to restrict access to sensitive information; these are unaffected by this vu Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs. Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-208) exists in wagtail.
📍 Affected scope
wagtail — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.9**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can use [user- or group-based privacy restrictions](https://docs.wagtail.io/en/stable/advanced_topics/privacy.html) to restrict access to sensitive information; these are unaffected by this vu
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'wagtail' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response Actions (7 steps)

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'wagtail' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `wagtail` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 5
    Apply temporary workaround mitigate
    Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can use [user- or group-based privacy restrictions](https://docs.wagtail.io/en/stable/advanced_topics/privacy.html) to restrict access to sensitive information; these are unaffected by this vu

    パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can use [user- or group-based privacy restrictions](https://docs.wagtail.io/en/stable/advanced_topics/privacy.html) to restrict access to sensitive information; these are unaffected by this vu を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。

  3. 6
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade wagtail to 2.9

    ステージング環境で 2.9 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。

  4. 7
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

PyPI wagtail
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.9rc1"},{"fixed":"2.9"}]}]

References

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