django CMS IDOR Vulnerability: Clipboard Copy Paths Risk
- Severity
- HIGH
- Affected component
- django CMS (pypi)
- Patched version
- 5.0.8
An IDOR vulnerability has been reported in django CMS clipboard copy paths, potentially allowing staff users to access unauthorized plugin content.
What happened
An IDOR vulnerability has been reported in the clipboard copy paths of the `copy_plugins` admin endpoint in django CMS. This vulnerability appears to validate only the target user's clipboard and skip source-side authorization. As a result, staff users may be able to copy plugins from unauthorized placeholders into their clipboard. This issue is under investigation and has been assigned the identifier GHSA-4XFR-4P46-GC6P.
The vulnerability reportedly affects versions of django CMS prior to 5.0.8. It is recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.8 or later to mitigate the risk. There is no evidence at this time that this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
What to do about it
- Identify and inventory all instances of django CMS in your environment.
- Check the version of django CMS currently in use.
- Upgrade django CMS to version 5.0.8 or later to address the IDOR vulnerability.
- Monitor the primary sources for updates and further information on this vulnerability.
How 0Day would have caught this
django CMS is anywhere in your dependency tree, the engineers who own the affected repositories get a push alert the moment it is flagged — no manual audit to remember to run.Read how this differs from waiting on a scanner to catch a known advisory, or see the exact, read-only access 0Day needs to do this for an organization.
Frequently asked questions
Am I affected?
You may be affected if you are using a version of django CMS prior to 5.0.8.
What should I do right now?
Identify and upgrade all instances of django CMS to version 5.0.8 or later.
Is this vulnerability being actively exploited?
There is no evidence at this time that this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.