ApostropheCMS MFA/TOTP Bypass via Incorrect MongoDB Query in Bearer Token Middleware (apostrophecms apostrophe)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % · percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 4.28.0, the bearer token authentication middleware in `@apostrophecms/express/index.js` (lines 386-389) contains an incorrect MongoDB query that allows incomplete login tokens — where the password was verified but TOTP/MFA requirements were NOT — to be used as fully authenticated bearer tokens. This completely bypasses multi-factor authentication for any ApostropheCMS deployment using `@apostrophecms/login-totp` or any custom `afterPasswordVerified` login requirement. Version 4.28.0 fixes the issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-v9xm-ffx2-7h35 — ApostropheCMS MFA/TOTP Bypass via Incorrect MongoDB Query in Bearer Token Middleware
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-12975
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-32730
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:apostrophecms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.28.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| apostrophecms · apostrophe | affected < 4.28.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |