GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
django CMS: Clipboard copy IDOR discloses unauthorized plugin content
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django-cms | < 5.0.8 | 5.0.8 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
The clipboard copy paths of the `copy_plugins` admin endpoint validate only the target (the user's own clipboard) and skip source-side authorization. A staff user can copy plugins out of a placeholder they have no permission on into their clipboard, then read the (secret) content.
### Details
In `cms/admin/placeholderadmin.py`, `_copy_plugin_to_clipboard` and `_copy_placeholder_to_clipboard` check `has_copy_plugins_permission`, which only evaluates `request.toolbar.clipboard.has_add_plugins_permission(...)` — the
clipboard belongs to the requesting user, and `check_source` is likewise applied only to the clipboard. The source placeholder identified by the attacker-supplied `source_placeholder_id` / `source_plugin_id` is never authorization-checked. (The placeholder-to-placeholder copy path, `has_copy_from_placeholder_permission`, correctly checks both sides.)
### Impact
A staff user holding the global add permission for a plugin type, but with no access to a given placeholder/page, can copy that placeholder's plugins into their own clipboard and read content (e.g. link names/URLs, text) they cannot reach through the normal edit endpoints.
Requires `CMS_PERMISSION=True` with per-placeholder/page restrictions.
### Patches
Fixed in 5.0.8: the clipboard copy paths now also verify source-side permission (`has_add_plugins_permission` + `check_source` on the source placeholder), matching placeholder-to-placeholder copy.
### Workarounds
None. Upgrade is recommended.
### Credits
Reported by the security team at the University of Sydney ([@reporter]).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-4xfr-4p46-gc6p
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1c
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms
- https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8