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TI-2026-42762 Aliases CVE-2026-59965GHSA-4qpv-39hg-f7fx

Incorrect authorization in jhb-software payload-plugins

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Payload Plugins is a collection of plugins designed to enhance Payload CMS. In 0.7.0, @jhb.software/payload-alt-text-plugin exposes POST /api/alt-text-plugin/generate and POST /api/alt-text-plugin/bulk with a default guard that accepts any authenticated user, while alt-text/src/endpoints/generateAltText.ts and alt-text/src/endpoints/bulkGenerateAltTexts.ts call req.payload.findByID and req.payload.update without overrideAccess: false. Payload therefore defaults overrideAccess to true and skips the target collection's read and update access functions. An authenticated low-privilege user can supply id, collection, locale, and update values to read arbitrary protected upload documents and overwrite their alt and keywords fields, even when the collection permits those operations only to administrators. A control Local API call with overrideAccess: false is denied, confirming that the plugin endpoint bypasses otherwise effective collection rules. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed payload-plugins (jhb-software): 0.8.0payload-alt-text-plugin (@jhb.software): 0.8.0+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jhb-softwarepayload-pluginsbefore 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableCNA
jhb-softwarepayload-alt-text-pluginbefore 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableCNA
—@jhb.software/payload-alt-text-plugin (npm)before 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableGHSA-4qpv-39hg-f7fx
  • payload-plugins Vendorjhb-software Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • payload-alt-text-plugin Vendorjhb-software Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • @jhb.software/payload-alt-text-plugin (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available GHSA-4qpv-39hg-f7fx

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA payload-plugins (jhb-software) Fixed in 0.8.0
  • Fix · CNA payload-alt-text-plugin (@jhb.software) Fixed in 0.8.0
  • Fix · GHSA-4qpv-39hg-f7fx @jhb.software/payload-alt-text-plugin (npm) Fixed in 0.8.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59965
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qpv-39hg-f7fx

References

  • TI-2026-41914 @jhb.software/payload-cloudinary-plugin: Arbitrary Cloudinary API Parameter Signing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources