PYSEC-2026-3826

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PYSEC-2026-3826

Summary: django CMS: Structure endpoint bypasses page-view permission

Details: ### Summary The structure-board endpoint (`render_object_structure`) renders a page's plugin structure without verifying that the requesting user is allowed to view the page. The edit and preview endpoints enforce this via `render_page()`, but the structure endpoint does not, allowing a low-privileged staff user to read the plugin structure of a view-restricted page. ### Details `render_object_structure` (in `cms/views.py`) loads the `PageContent` object and renders `cms/toolbar/structure.html` directly. Unlike `render_object_endpoint` (used by edit/preview), which renders through `render_pagecontent` → `render_page` and calls `user_can_view_page(request.user, page)` (returning 404 when the user may not view the page), the structure endpoint performs no page-level authorization. The rendered structure board includes each plugin's `get_short_description()` (e.g. link names/URLs, text snippets), so the content of a restricted page is disclosed, not just its shape. ### Impact A staff user (any account with `is_staff=True`) who lacks view permission on a view-restricted page can retrieve that page's plugin structure and short descriptions by requesting the structure endpoint with the page's content-type id and object id. This only applies when `CMS_PERMISSION=True` and the page has view restrictions (or `CMS_PUBLIC_FOR='staff'`). Sites without per-page view restrictions are not affected. ### Patches Fixed in 5.0.8: the structure endpoint now enforces `user_can_view_page()` for `PageContent` objects, matching edit/preview. ### Workarounds None other than restricting staff access. Upgrade is recommended. ### Credits Reported by the security team at the University of Sydney ([@reporter]).

References: https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7, https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645, https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1c, https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms, https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8, https://pypi.org/project/django-cms, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgxm-h9gx-h9w7, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54624