---
id: CVE-2026-113710
title: >-
  ApostropheCMS: No Attempt Throttling on Authenticated Password-Change Endpoint
  Enables Unlimited Current-Password Guessing
summary: >-
  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 l…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-307
vendor: apostrophecms
product: apostrophe
affected:
  - apostrophe < 4.33.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-21T14:39:48.709726Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T15:53:11.228Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113710'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
    label: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
    label: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
    label: >-
      https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
  - url: 'https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0'
    label: 'https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
epss: 0.00312
epssPercentile: 0.22778
aliases:
  - GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54
ecosystem: npm
patched:
  - apostrophe 4.33.0
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T18:14:37.217Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `apostrophe < 4.33.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-113710)

Affected packages:

- `apostrophe < 4.33.0`

Patched in:

- `apostrophe 4.33.0`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-653j-g8j7-gh54