Medium severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-28223
Wagtail: Improper escaping of HTML (Cross-site Scripting) in simple_translation admin interface
6.1
CVSS
0.5%
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 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.
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)0.5% · higher than 42% 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-2026-28223
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28223
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/1c6f2effed68f4ccad6fbd07987e03641505f863
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/ba70244d376a7b1bd180ded03e827917ff410c19
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/d8c5900982df8ed5938ad993aa9ff69cda50f80c
Patch
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/ee39d39deeb7f250fe886417b24802d7e05b1143
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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