CVE-2025-4643 Lack of JWT Expiration after Log Out in PayloadCMS
Attackers can reuse stolen JWTs after logout due to lack of token invalidation, allowing unauthorized access until expiration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-4643?
CVE-2025-4643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Payload, published on 29 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Payload uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication. After log out JWT is not invalidated, which allows an attacker who has stolen or intercepted token to freely reuse it until expiration date (which is by default set to 2 hours, but can be changed).
This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4643?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including @payloadcms/graphql, @payloadcms/next and payload.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@payloadcms/graphql npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
@payloadcms/graphql npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
@payloadcms/next npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
@payloadcms/next npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
payload npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
payload npm | All versions | 3.44.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-4643?
Upgrade @payloadcms/graphql to 3.44.0 or later.
Is CVE-2025-4643 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4643 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v66-m237-hwf7.