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GHSA-WQFF-85P9-HWC3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-09 12:32 – Updated: 2026-09-09 12:32

Details

AlchemyCMS versions before 7.4.16 and 8.x before 8.3.6 fail to authorize access to the GET /api/nodes endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve all navigation nodes. Attackers can access the endpoint without authentication to disclose restricted page names, URL paths, and internal URLs from all sites and languages.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-09T10:22:34Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-wqff-85p9-hwc3",
  "modified": "2026-09-09T12:32:11Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/commit/9bdb98496d6f17277ed05dd1abc3188f880aa554"
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    },
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    },
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CVE-2026-86777 (GCVE-0-2026-86777)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 10:07 – Updated: 2026-09-09 14:04

Title

AlchemyCMS before 7.4.16 and 8.x before 8.3.6 Missing Authorization on GET /api/nodes

Summary

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

5.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-09 14:04 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root Scorecard

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/securit…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/commit/…	patch
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/commit/…	patch
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/blob/v8…	technical-description
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/release…	release-notes
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/release…	release-notes
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alchemycms-b…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
AlchemyCMS	alchemy_cms	Affected: 0 , < 7.4.16 (semver) Affected: 8.0.0 , < 8.3.6 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:alchemy-cms:alchemy_cms:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:alchemy-cms:alchemy_cms::::::::

Date Public

2026-07-27 00:00

Credits

Shohruh Yo'ldoshov

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