Payload's hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Priority LOW 35CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a `beforeOperation` hook to remove `where` queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0063 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed payload (payloadcms): 1.7.0payload (npm): 1.7.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| payloadcms | payload | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | payload (npm) | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf |
- payload Vendorpayloadcms Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available CNA
- payload (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:payloadcms:payload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.7.0 | Vulnerable | payloadcms |
- cpe:2.3:a:payloadcms:payload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·payloadcms
Remediation
- Fix · CNA payload (payloadcms) Fixed in 1.7.0
- Fix · GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf payload (npm) Fixed in 1.7.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
- 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More payloadcms Payload vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20653 Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-68608 Payload CMS lets attackers update collection documents CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-68606 Remote code execution in Payload Form Builder plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-68612 Payload authentication token field handling issue CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-26995 Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-68489 Field access control bypass in Payload duplicate operation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-30843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-30843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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