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CVE-2026-39857

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Versions 4.28.0 and prior contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the choices and counts query parameters of the REST API, where these query builders execute MongoDB distinct() operations that bypass the publicApiProjection restrictions intended to limit which fields are exposed publicly. The choices and counts parameters are processed via applyBuildersSafely before the projection is applied, and MongoDB's distinct opera
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:ff67e9b3337d6ec6448d6911dfe9950778891dc8397532757ddd5b95cd8cbfcf
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"apostrophe","vendor":"apostrophecms","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.29.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-200","description":"CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/6c2b548dec2e3f7a82e8e16736603f4cd17525aa","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/6c2b548dec2e3f7a82e8e16736603f4cd17525aa"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-c276-fj82-f2pq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-c276-fj82-f2pq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-c276-fj82-f2pq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:87047c8624ff435f2e1f23826b668f4070026546a2e218e3a8fafe67fb5f005a · sha256:40ead74769a37897… · /containers/adp/0/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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