Keystone has an unintended `isFilterable` bypass that can be used as an oracle to match hidden fields
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Keystone is a content management system for Node.js. Prior to version 6.5.0, `{field}.isFilterable` access control can be bypassed in `update` and `delete` mutations by adding additional unique filters. These filters can be used as an oracle to probe the existence or value of otherwise unreadable fields. Specifically, when a mutation includes a `where` clause with multiple unique filters (e.g. `id` and `email`), Keystone will attempt to match records even if filtering by the latter fields would normally be rejected by `field.isFilterable` or `list.defaultIsFilterable`. This can allow malicious actors to infer the presence of a particular field value when a filter is successful in returning a result. This affects any project relying on the default or dynamic `isFilterable` behavior (at the list or field level) to prevent external users from using the filtering of fields as a discovery mechanism. While this access control is respected during `findMany` operations, it was not completely enforced during `update` and `delete` mutations when accepting more than one unique `where` values in filters. This has no impact on projects using `isFilterable: false` or `defaultIsFilterable: false` for sensitive fields, or for those who have otherwise omitted filtering by these fields from their GraphQL schema. This issue has been patched in `@keystone-6/core` version 6.5.0. To mitigate this issue in older versions where patching is not a viable pathway, set `isFilterable: false` statically for relevant fields to prevent filtering by them earlier in the access control pipeline (that is, don't use functions); set `{field}.graphql.omit.read: true` for relevant fields, which implicitly removes filtering by these fields from the GraphQL schema; and/or deny `update` and `delete` operations for the relevant lists completely.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| keystonejs | keystone | before 6.5.0 | 6.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @keystone-6/core (npm) | before 6.5.0 | 6.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hg9m-67mm-7pg3 |
- keystone Vendorkeystonejs Affected before 6.5.0 Fixed in 6.5.0 Patch available CNA
- @keystone-6/core (npm) Vendor— Affected before 6.5.0 Fixed in 6.5.0 Patch available GHSA-hg9m-67mm-7pg3
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:keystonejs:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 6.5.0 | Vulnerable | keystonejs |
- cpe:2.3:a:keystonejs:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·keystonejs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA keystone (keystonejs) Fixed in 6.5.0
- Fix · GHSA-hg9m-67mm-7pg3 @keystone-6/core (npm) Fixed in 6.5.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46720
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg9m-67mm-7pg3
References
More keystonejs Keystone vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18756 NODE_ENV in Keystone defaults to development with esbuild CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18698 @keystone-6/core vulnerable to field-level access-control bypass for multiselect field CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-11626 CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-11852 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Keystone v4.2.1… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12181 KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 allows application-wide CSRF bypass by removing the CSRF… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07619 Credentials management flaw in HackerOne keystone node module CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-46720 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46720 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg9m-67mm-7pg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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