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ApostropheCMS page REST API exposes private page content

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The apostrophe npm package, the ApostropheCMS content management system, is affected before 4.33.0. Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) in the page REST API returns full page documents without permission checks, bypassing viewRole, private and loginRequired page settings. An unauthenticated visitor or a low-privilege contributor can read admin-only and non-public page content by _id or slug.

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, the core page REST API reads full page documents with .permission(false) in getOne and in the all=1 tree dump, bypassing page-type viewRole, visibility: private, and visibility: loginRequired checks. Unauthenticated visitors and low-privilege contributors can read admin-only and non-public page content by _id/slug. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00327 24th percentileScored 2026-10-21
Fix Fixed apostrophe (apostrophecms): 4.33.0apostrophe (npm): 4.33.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
apostrophecmsapostrophebefore 4.33.04.33.0Patch availableCNA
—apostrophe (npm)before 4.33.04.33.0Patch availableGHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844
  • 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-2j32-q6rx-h844

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:apostrophecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——apostrophecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:apostrophecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·apostrophecms

Remediation

Update the apostrophe npm package to version 4.33.0, which fixes this issue. The sources list no fixed version for ApostropheCMS.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA apostrophe (apostrophecms) Fixed in 4.33.0
  • Fix · GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844 apostrophe (npm) Fixed in 4.33.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113670
  2. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844
  3. 2026-10-21 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844
  4. 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844
  5. 2026-10-21 Weakness changed · GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844
  6. 2026-10-21 5 new references · GHSA-2j32-q6rx-h844

References

  • TI-2026-25223 ApostropheCMS has Arbitrary File Write (Zip Slip / Path Traversal) in Import-Export Gzip Extraction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-32848 Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • 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
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