4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-54625
django CMS: Page cache ignores plugin-declared Vary headers (disclosure & poisoning)
Description

django CMS is a content management system powered by Django. Prior to 5.0.8 and in 5.1.0a1, the django CMS page cache in cms/cache/page.py ignores request headers declared by plugins through get_vary_cache_on(). The _page_cache_key function includes the cache prefix, site, language, path, and timezone but not the declared header values. Although set_page_cache adds those names to the response Vary header, get_page_cache retrieves the first stored variant under the same header-agnostic key. When CMS_PAGE_CACHE is enabled and a plugin varies content on a header such as Country-Code, one visitor can receive another visitor’s request-specific content, and an unauthenticated attacker can prime the cache with attacker-chosen content. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8 and 5.1.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update django CMS to a patched version to fix page cache vulnerability.
  • Update django CMS to version 5.0.8 or later.
  • Ensure CMS_PAGE_CACHE is configured securely.
  • Review plugin cache handling logic.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'django-cms', 'product': 'django-cms', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 5.0.8'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 5.1.0a1, < 5.1.0'}]}]
    Added Description django CMS is a content management system powered by Django. Prior to 5.0.8 and in 5.1.0a1, the django CMS page cache in cms/cache/page.py ignores request headers declared by plugins through get_vary_cache_on(). The _page_cache_key function includes the cache prefix, site, language, path, and timezone but not the declared header values. Although set_page_cache adds those names to the response Vary header, get_page_cache retrieves the first stored variant under the same header-agnostic key. When CMS_PAGE_CACHE is enabled and a plugin varies content on a header such as Country-Code, one visitor can receive another visitor’s request-specific content, and an unauthenticated attacker can prime the cache with attacker-chosen content. This issue is fixed in versions 5.0.8 and 5.1.0.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-349
    Added CWE CWE-524
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/8758714b865ffa79c6bcd0e5c503958ea48885aa
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/d5dc1efa18d157445491c4b12c2dd1efd56f439f
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8646
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8647
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.1.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-fwjf-m4qw-9f2x
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