Payload has a CSRF Protection Bypass in Authentication Flow

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-34749
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-01 20:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 20:16:27 UTC
DescriptionPayload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-352 | CWE-352 CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Payloadcms Payload affected < 3.79.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.79.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-p6mr-xf3r-ghq4 [email protected] github.com
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