Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-113710ApostropheCMS: No Attempt Throttling on Authenticated Password-Change Endpoint Enables Unlimited Current-Password Guessing
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in apostrophe from apostrophecms. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | apostrophe | 4.33.0 | GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apostrophecms | apostrophe | < 4.33.0 |
Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0 x_refsource_MISC