Security fix · CVE-2026-112957
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system.
Published Oct 20, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · ApostropheCMS is an open-source
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-112957. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of ApostropheCMS is an open-source is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ApostropheCMS is an open-source).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.31%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- npm apostrophe
### Summary The REST endpoint for pages does not apply type-level restrictions or field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions. ### Details **Finding 3 — viewRole bypass:** exposes . The path calls and threads the full query builder pipeline including filtering. The path uses a divergent code path that skips this pipeline. A page type declared with is inaccessible via (returns 403 to an editor) but is fully returned by to the same editor. **Finding 4 — viewPermission field leak:** Fields decorated with are stripped by in the path but are returned verbatim in . An editor who knows any document can read all -restricted fields. ### PoC ### Impact Editors can read the full content of any page — including those restricted to admins via — if they know or can guess the . Sensitive field values gated by are also fully exposed. This breaks the content access control model for any site using these decorators.
Are you affected?
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- npm apostrophe< 4.34.0
How to fix CVE-2026-112957
Upgrade
CVE-2026-112957 lists a fix boundary at 4.34.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 4.34.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-112957. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of ApostropheCMS is an open-source is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with < 4.34.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.34.0, the getOne REST endpoint for pages does not apply viewRole type-level restrictions or viewPermission field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document _id can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the getAll endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions. This is
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.34.0, the getOne REST endpoint for pages does not apply viewRole type-level restrictions or viewPermission field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document _id can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the getAll endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions. This is
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.34.0, the getOne REST endpoint for pages does not apply viewRole type-level restrictions or viewPermission field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document _id can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the getAll endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions. This is
Oct 21, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Updated
### Summary The REST endpoint for pages does not apply type-level restrictions or field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions. ### Details **Finding 3 — viewRole bypass:** exposes . The path calls and threads the full query builder pipeline includi
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-112957
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-112957
30-day exploitation probability 0.31%
first.org - GitHub Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryGHSA-vh56-5m88-39rq
ApostropheCMS: GET /api/v1/@apostrophecms/page/:id bypasses viewRole restriction and exposes viewPermission-gated fields to lower-privileged users
github.com - GitLab Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryCVE-2026-112957
The getOne REST endpoint for pages does not apply viewRole type-level restrictions or viewPermission field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document _id can read the full content of admin-only pages and their privileged fields, while the getAll endpoint correctly enforces both restrictions.
advisories.gitlab.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-112957
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.34.0, the getOne REST endpoint for pages does not apply viewRole type-level restrictions or viewPermission field-level redaction. An editor-level user who knows a document _id can read the full content
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- GitLab Advisory DatabaseOct 23, 2026
- GitHub Advisory DatabaseOct 22, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 21, 2026