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GHSA-p5cm-246w-84jm
No affected components available
Impact
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.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 6.3.8, 7.0.6, 7.2.3 and 7.3.1.
Workarounds
Site owners who are unable to upgrade to the new versions can remediate the vulnerability by setting a template attribute on all TableBlock definitions, referencing a template that does not output class attributes. For example:
<!-- For use with TableBlock(template="path/to/table_block.html") -->
<table>
{% if table_caption %}
<caption>{{ table_caption }}</caption>
{% endif %}
{% if table_header %}
<thead>
<tr>
{% for cell in table_header %}
<th scope="col">{{ cell }}</th>
{% endfor %}
</tr>
</thead>
{% endif %}
<tbody>
{% for row in data %}
<tr>
{% for cell in row %}
{% if first_col_is_header and forloop.first %}
<th scope="row">{{ cell }}</th>
{% else %}
<td>{{ cell }}</td>
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Guan Chenxian (@GCXWLP) for reporting this issue.
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Email Wagtail at security@wagtail.org (view the security policy for more information).
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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