ApostropheCMS: No Attempt Throttling on Authenticated Password-Change Endpoint Enables Unlimited Current-Password Guessing

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-113710
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-20 18:17:21 UTC
Updated2026-10-20 19:53:10 UTC
DescriptionApostropheCMS 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-307 | CWE-307 CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apostrophecms Apostrophe affected < 4.33.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/[email protected] [email protected] github.com
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54 [email protected] github.com
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25d... [email protected] github.com
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25... [email protected] github.com
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