Medium severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-113659
ApostropheCMS: Client-side Prototype Pollution in apos.http.parseQuery leading to DOM-based XSS against authenticated users
6.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0, an unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted link whose query string is automatically parsed by apos.http.parseQuery when an authenticated victim loads a page with the admin bundle. The parser accepts the special __proto__, constructor, and prototype path keys, allowing browser prototype mutation that can reach an unsafe DOM sink and execute script in the victim's session; anonymous visitors do not load the affected admin context. This issue is fixed in version 4.33.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
apostrophe · apostrophecms
< 4.33.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113659
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-m2m5-rw3w-cwmj
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