Authorization bypass in ApostropheCMS page reordering
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The apostrophe npm package used by ApostropheCMS is affected before 4.33.0. The same-parent page move operation in move() does not check create permission on a restricted parent, so an authenticated editor can change sibling page order under it (CWE-862). The attacker needs edit rights on an existing ordinary page nested under that parent, and the bypass affects only sibling ordering.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0, an authenticated editor with legitimate edit rights on a pre-existing ordinary page nested under a restricted parent can use the same-parent page move operation to change sibling ranks without create authorization on that parent. The non-default nesting must already exist, and the bypass is limited to sibling ordering rather than arbitrary content modification, confidentiality loss, or creation of the restricted nesting. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apostrophecms | apostrophe | before 4.33.0 | 4.33.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apostrophe (npm) | before 4.33.0 | 4.33.0 | Patch available | GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8 |
- apostrophe Vendorapostrophecms Affected before 4.33.0 Fixed in 4.33.0 Patch available CNA
- apostrophe (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.33.0 Fixed in 4.33.0 Patch available GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:apostrophecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | apostrophecms |
- cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:apostrophecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·apostrophecms
Remediation
Upgrade the apostrophe npm package to version 4.33.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA apostrophe (apostrophecms) Fixed in 4.33.0
- Fix · GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8 apostrophe (npm) Fixed in 4.33.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113655
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
- 2026-10-21 Weakness changed · GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
- 2026-10-21 5 new references · GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/[email protected]
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe
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- TI-2026-38664 @apostrophecms/seo Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Unsanitized Google Analytics / GTM ID Injected into Script Tag CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-27673 ApostropheCMS: Stored XSS in SEO Fields Leads to Authenticated API Data Exposure in ApostropheCMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-76992 Unauthenticated resource exhaustion via ApostropheCMS import routes CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-76974 ApostropheCMS leaves rejected CSV uploads in temporary directory CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-113655 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113655 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jrp-qc93-h2j8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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