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TI-2020-03529 Aliases CVE-2020-4040GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8

CSRF issue on preview pages in Bolt CMS

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

Bolt CMS before version 3.7.1 lacked CSRF protection in the preview generating endpoint. Previews are intended to be generated by the admins, developers, chief-editors, and editors, who are authorized to create content in the application. But due to lack of proper CSRF protection, unauthorized users could generate a preview. This has been fixed in Bolt 3.7.1

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01766 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed bolt (bolt): 3.7.1bolt/bolt (Packagist): 3.7.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Boltboltbefore 3.7.13.7.1Patch availableCNA
—bolt/bolt (Packagist)before 3.7.13.7.1Patch availableGHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8
  • bolt VendorBolt Affected before 3.7.1 Fixed in 3.7.1 Patch available CNA
  • bolt/bolt (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.7.1 Fixed in 3.7.1 Patch available GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:boltcms:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.7.1VulnerableBoltcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:boltcms:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·Boltcms

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA bolt (bolt) Fixed in 3.7.1
  • Fix · GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8 bolt/bolt (Packagist) Fixed in 3.7.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8

References

Exploit 2

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-16851 Bolt CMS contains a vulnerability in version 5.1.12 and below that allows an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-06761 Bolt CMS Showcase Creation showcases cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-06760 Bolt CMS Entry Preview page cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-09940 Bolt CMS HTML Attribute TextType.php HTML injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2025-24250 Bolt CMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Profile Injection and File Rename CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-17367 Bolt CMS <= 4.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 9 →

Sources

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