Medium severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-28222
Wagtail: Improper escaping of HTML (Cross-site Scripting) on TableBlock class attributes
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 rendering TableBlock blocks within a StreamField. A user with access to create or edit pages containing TableBlock StreamField blocks is able to set specially-crafted class attributes on the block which run arbitrary JavaScript code when the page is viewed. When viewed by a user with higher privileges, 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, and only affects sites using TableBlock. This issue has been patched in versions 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3, and 7.3.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
wagtail · wagtail
< 6.3.8; >= 6.4rc1, < 7.0.6; >= 7.1rc1, < 7.2.3; >= 7.3rc1, < 7.3.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28222
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/0375094bb57ce6e527005c2bb2e871dd20bca04d
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/4620423cb22c5253391a0f04178089c1162f6e2e
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/575c0d7c18c7716ed73f7a3c2720ad75956f0a85
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/605a5569686565e035313222e1bc2f9802fbc55b
Product
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v6.3.8
Product
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.0.6
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