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CVE-2026-54623

7.1 · HIGH

django CMS is an easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise content management system powered by Django.

Published Aug 20, 2026CWE-674EPSS 0.49%

Overview

CVE-2026-54623 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 20, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

django CMS is an easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise content management system powered by Django. Prior to 5.0.8, the move_plugin endpoint in cms/admin/placeholderadmin.py accepts an attacker-controlled plugin_parent value without rejecting a plugin’s own identifier or a descendant identifier. A staff user with plugin-change permission under CMS_PERMISSION can create a parent_id cycle in the plugin tree. The _get_descendants_cte and _get_ancestors_cte queries in cms/models/pluginmodel.py have no cycle guard, so get_descendants() and later rendering, copy, or delete operations can recurse indefinitely or reach a database recursion limit, corrupting the tree and consuming request workers. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1cGitHubgithub.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645GitHubgithub.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8GitHubgithub.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-8jj7-4v57-frf5

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-54623?

CVE-2026-54623 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 20, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-54623?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-54623?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-54623?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-54623 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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