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CVE-2026-113666: ApostropheCMS: Authenticated projection-exclusion prototype-member deletion in @apostrophecms/db-connect causes process-wide denial of service

October 20, 2026

@apostrophecms/db-connect ships an in-memory MongoDB emulation used by its SQLite, PostgreSQL, and multipostgres adapters. Its unsetNestedField helper walks an attacker-controlled dotted field path with no segment validation and calls delete on the resolved property. A low-privileged authenticated user (any role holding view-draft, which every editor and contributor has; reduced to any logged-in user when guestApiAccess is enabled) can send a piece-type REST GET request whose project query builder contains an exclusion key such as constructor.prototype.hasOwnProperty. On a SQLite or PostgreSQL adapter this key reaches unsetNestedField, which resolves Object.prototype and deletes a shared runtime method. Because that method is shared across the whole Node process, the deletion breaks request handling for every tenant and user until the process is restarted, giving a single request a persistent denial of service.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5rq-xfvr-p969
  • github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
  • github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
  • github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/@apostrophecms/db-connect@1.1.0
  • github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0
  • github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-j5rq-xfvr-p969
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113666

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.33.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.33.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.33.0 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

npm/apostrophe/CVE-2026-113666.yml

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