CVE-2026-53609 PUBLISHED

Apostrophe has Server-Side Prototype Pollution in apos.util.set via patch operators that leads to process-wide authorization bypass

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 12.06.2026 Updated: 12.06.2026

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. In versions up to and including 4.30.0, apos.util.set() traverses dot-notation paths without sanitizing __proto__, allowing an authenticated editor to write arbitrary values to Object.prototype via the $pullAll patch operator. A confirmed gadget in publicApiCheck() causes this to bypass authorization on all piece-type REST API endpoints for every subsequent unauthenticated request, for the lifetime of the Node.js process. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor apostrophecms
Product apostrophe
Versions
  • Version <= 4.30.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') CWE