CVE-2024-35228
MEDIUMDescription
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Due to an improperly applied permission check in the `wagtail.contrib.settings` module, a user with access to the Wagtail admin and knowledge of the URL of the edit view for a settings model can access and update that setting, even when they have not been granted permission over the model. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 6.0.5 and 6.1.2. Wagtail releases prior to 6.0 are unaffected. Users are advised to upgrade. Site owners who are unable to upgrade to a patched version can avoid the vulnerability in `ModelViewSet` by registering the model as a snippet instead. No workaround is available for `wagtail.contrib.settings`.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-280 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-24116 | Critical | 9.8 | 28% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-20817 | High | 7.8 | 5.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8219 | High | 7.2 | 2.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2012-4550 | Medium | 5.3 | 2.1% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-26195 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-38312 | High | 7.1 | 1.3% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-35228?
Upgrade wagtail to 6.0.5 or later.
Is CVE-2024-35228 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-35228 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.33% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-35228?
CVE-2024-35228 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-35228 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for wagtail (PyPI (Python)). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.