ApostropheCMS up to 4.32.x Core Page REST API getOne _id/slug privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in ApostropheCMS up to 4.32.x and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function getOne of the component Core Page REST API. Executing a manipulation of the argument _id/slug can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-113670. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ApostropheCMS up to 4.32.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function getOne of the component Core Page REST API. The manipulation of the argument _id/slug with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0, the core page REST API reads full page documents with .permission(false) in getOne and in the all=1 tree dump, bypassing page-type viewRole, visibility: private, and visibility: loginRequired checks. Unauthenticated visitors and low-privilege contributors can read admin-only and non-public page content by _id/slug. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-113670 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.33.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• ApostropheCMS

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• 4.0
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• 4.22
• 4.23
• 4.24
• 4.25
• 4.26
• 4.27
• 4.28
• 4.29
• 4.30
• 4.31
• 4.32

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