GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f
Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API
Quick fix
GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f — wagtail: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'wagtail>=7.0.9'Details
### Impact
The Documents and Images [API V2](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/index.html) incorrectly listed items in descendants of private collections, which should inherit the view restrictions defined on their ancestors. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in these descendant collections.
### Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.
### Workarounds
Site owners using Wagtail's API can avoid the vulnerability by adding [authentication](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/v2/configuration.html#authentication) to the Documents and Images APIs.
### Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ta Duc Thien for reporting this issue.
### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html) * Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).
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