django CMS: Missing authorization in `render_object_structure` discloses non-PageContent placeholder structure to low-privileged staff

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-61663
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-20 19:16:56 UTC
Updated2026-08-20 19:16:56 UTC
Descriptiondjango CMS is an easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise content management system powered by Django. Prior to 5.0.9, render_object_structure fails to authorize non-PageContent objects that use PlaceholderRelationField. An active staff user without cms.use_structure or model-level view or change permission can request the //admin/cms/placeholder/object/<content_type_id>/structure/<object_id>/ endpoint with guessed content_type_id and object_id values. The response discloses placeholder slot names, plugin trees, plugin identifiers, labels, and object existence for frontend-editable objects. The fix applies user_can_view_placeholder_source to the non-PageContent branch while keeping the structure board read-only for view-only users. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.9.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-639 | CWE-862 | CWE-639 CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | CWE-862 CWE-862: Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Django-cms Django-cms affected < 5.0.9 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-8qj2-c6q4-f399 [email protected] github.com
github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8703 [email protected] github.com
github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.9 [email protected] github.com
github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/9c82abfeb25471583e23906ea1ebef92... [email protected] github.com
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