Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to versions 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3, and 7.3.1, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on confirmation messages within the wagtail.contrib.simple_translation module. A user with access to the Wagtail admin area may create a page with a specially-crafted title which, when another user performs the "Translate" action, causes arbitrary JavaScript code to run. This could lead to performing actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been patched in versions 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3, and 7.3.1.
History

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First Time appeared Torchbox
Torchbox wagtail
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Torchbox
Torchbox wagtail

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First Time appeared Wagtail
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Vendors & Products Wagtail
Wagtail wagtail

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to versions 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3, and 7.3.1, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on confirmation messages within the wagtail.contrib.simple_translation module. A user with access to the Wagtail admin area may create a page with a specially-crafted title which, when another user performs the "Translate" action, causes arbitrary JavaScript code to run. This could lead to performing actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been patched in versions 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3, and 7.3.1.
Title Wagtail: Improper escaping of HTML (Cross-site Scripting) in simple_translation admin interface
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-03-05T18:56:41.835Z

Updated: 2026-03-06T10:39:42.379Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T15:28:40.650Z

Link: CVE-2026-28223

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T10:39:36.892Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-05T20:16:15.493

Modified: 2026-03-09T20:54:40.870

Link: CVE-2026-28223

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