CVE-2025-4644 (GCVE-0-2025-4644)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-29 10:01 – Updated: 2025-08-29 11:53 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
User Session Fixation after Account Removal in PayloadCMS
Summary
A Session Fixation vulnerability existed in Payload's SQLite adapter due to identifier reuse during account creation. A malicious attacker could create a new account, save its JSON Web Token (JWT), and then delete the account, which did not invalidate the JWT. As a result, the next newly created user would receive the same identifier, allowing the attacker to reuse the JWT to authenticate and perform actions as that user.
This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-29 11:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-384 - Session Fixation
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/CVE-2025-4643 | third-party-advisory |
| https://payloadcms.com | product |
| https://github.com/payloadcms/payload | product |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload CMS | Payload |
Affected:
0 , < 3.44.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-08-29 10:00
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