CVE-2026-54623: django CMS: Plugin move endpoint allows cyclic reparenting (DoS)
The move_plugin admin endpoint does not prevent a plugin from being reparented under itself or one of its own descendants. Doing so creates a cycle in the plugin tree, after which the recursive descendant/ancestor SQL queries loop without terminating, stalling the request worker.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8jj7-4v57-frf5
- github.com/django-cms/django-cms/commit/7642a98ab3170793c0b27b4125dd1f3d318b8a1c
- github.com/django-cms/django-cms/pull/8645
- github.com/django-cms/django-cms/releases/tag/5.0.8
- github.com/django-cms/django-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-8jj7-4v57-frf5
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54623
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