TI-2026-76991 Aliases CVE-2026-113710 GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54

Missing throttling in ApostropheCMS password change endpoint

LOW 28CWE-307Published 2026-10-20 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
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-307.

Summary

ApostropheCMS, the npm package apostrophe, is affected before 4.33.0. The self-service password-change endpoint checks the current password but does not apply the login module's failed-attempt counter, throttling, delay or lockout (CWE-307). An attacker with a valid authenticated session can submit repeated guesses for the current password without receiving a lockout or throttle response.

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 self-service password-change endpoint verifies the current password but does not use the login module’s failed-attempt counter, throttle, delay, or lockout mechanism. An attacker with a valid authenticated session can submit repeated guesses for the current password without receiving a lockout or throttle response. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed apostrophe (apostrophecms): 4.33.0apostrophe (npm): 4.33.0

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
apostrophecms	apostrophe	before 4.33.0	4.33.0	Patch available	CNA
—	apostrophe (npm)	before 4.33.0	4.33.0	Patch available	GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54

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-653j-g8j7-gh54

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 npm package apostrophe to version 4.33.0, which fixes this issue.

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

Fix · CNA apostrophe (apostrophecms) Fixed in 4.33.0
Fix · GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54 apostrophe (npm) Fixed in 4.33.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113710
2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
2026-10-21 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
2026-10-21 CVSS score added · GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
2026-10-21 Weakness changed · GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
2026-10-21 5 new references · GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-21 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 5

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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Sources

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