CVE-2026-113710 ApostropheCMS: No Attempt Throttling on Authenticated Password-Change Endpoint Enables Unlimited Current-Password Guessing
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-113710?
CVE-2026-113710 is a medium-severity vulnerability in apostrophecms apostrophe, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0, the self-service password-change endpoint verifies the current password but does not use the login module’s failed-attempt counter, throttle, delay, or lockout mechanism. An attacker with a valid authenticated session can submit repeated guesses for the current password without receiving a lockout or throttle response. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-113710?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including apostrophe.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apostrophe npm | All versions | 4.33.0 |
apostrophe npm | All versions | 4.33.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-113710?
Upgrade apostrophe to 4.33.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-113710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-113710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54.