FKIE_CVE-2026-32730

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-18 23:17 - Updated: 2026-03-24 21:34
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 4.28.0, the bearer token authentication middleware in `@apostrophecms/express/index.js` (lines 386-389) contains an incorrect MongoDB query that allows incomplete login tokens — where the password was verified but TOTP/MFA requirements were NOT — to be used as fully authenticated bearer tokens. This completely bypasses multi-factor authentication for any ApostropheCMS deployment using `@apostrophecms/login-totp` or any custom `afterPasswordVerified` login requirement. Version 4.28.0 fixes the issue.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-v9xm-ffx2-7h35Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apostrophecms apostrophecms *
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  "lastModified": "2026-03-24T21:34:09.467",
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