---
cve: "CVE-2020-11037"
severity: "MEDIUM"
cvss: 6.1
epss: "25%"
vendor: "wagtail"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2020-04-30 23:15:11"
tags: [cve, security, medium]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-02T15:33:54+02:00"
---

# CVE-2020-11037

> 6.1 MEDIUM · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

In Wagtail before versions 2.7.3 and 2.8.2, a potential timing attack exists on pages or documents that have been protected with a shared password through Wagtail's "Privacy" controls. This password check is performed through a character-by-character string comparison, and so an attacker who is able to measure the time taken by this check to a high degree of accuracy could potentially use timing differences to gain knowledge of the password. This is [understood to be feasible on a local network, but not on the public internet](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/iAaq0pvHXuA/fpUuwjK3i2wJ).

Privacy settings that restrict access to pages/documents on a per-user or per-group basis (as opposed to a shared password) are unaffected by this vulnerability.

This has been patched in 2.7.3, 2.8.2, 2.9.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good |
| AC Komplexität | Hoch | good |
| PR Privilegien | Hoch | good |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Verändert | bad |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Gering | warn |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Keine | good |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 3f550391d1ccfa167c57734a1497ed5a7603d29e (Commit)
- 6d3cd18107b3c29c43543cad842c01035a377d37 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-jjjr-3jcw-f8v6>
- <https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/3c030490ed575bb9cd01dfb3a890477dcaeb2edf>
- <https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/b76ab57ee859732b9cf9287d380493ab24061090>
- <https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/ba9d424bd1ca5ce1910d3de74f5cc07214fbfb11>
- <https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/bac3cd0a26b023e595cf2959aae7da15bb5e4340>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2020-11037) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_