CVE-2023-30843 Payload's hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Attackers with document access can reverse-engineer hidden field values via brute force, exposing sensitive data in Payload CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-30843?
CVE-2023-30843 is a high-severity vulnerability in payloadcms payload, published on 26 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a `beforeOperation` hook to remove `where` queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30843?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including payload. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
payload npm | All versions | 1.7.0 |
payload npm | All versions | 1.7.0 |
Products include Payloadcms Payload.
How do I fix CVE-2023-30843?
Upgrade payload to 1.7.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-30843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-25544 Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters
- CVE-2022-27952 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Payload
- CVE-2026-105851 Payload: Field access control bypass on auth collections
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf.