CVE-2026-113711
HIGH 7.5ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0 of ApostropheCMS and 3.7.0 of the import-export module, import routes invoke bigUploadMiddleware without an early authorize callback, allowing unauthenticated requests to perform upload initialization, chunk storage, temporary processing, and attacker-declared cleanup work before the later user check rejects the import. This issue is fixed in ApostropheCMS 4.33.0 and import-export 3.7.0.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 46th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-400: : Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-770: : Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Packages and version ranges
Each advisory describes its own package and affected ranges. A boundary applies to that range; it is not a universal upgrade recommendation.
apostrophe npm
pkg:npm/apostrophe
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 4.33.0
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq.json" } }@apostrophecms/import-export npm
pkg:npm/%40apostrophecms/import-export
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 3.7.0
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq.json" } }
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T17:49:31.040Z
CVE record · CISA-ADP · Updated 2026-10-20T19:04:07.167Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113711 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:53:10.247
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z
Advisories
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113711 GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-105223 EUVD · EUVD-2026-105223
Technical & other
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T17:49:31.040Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113711 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:53:10.247
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z - https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T17:49:31.040Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113711 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:53:10.247
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z - https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/[email protected] CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T17:49:31.040Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113711 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:53:10.247
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z - https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-86wm-68pq-5jwq · Updated 2026-10-21T14:00:27.319644917Z