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GHSA-W84C-53H3-MC2G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-06 16:09 – Updated: 2026-10-06 16:09

Summary

Payload: Untrusted redirect URL parameter exploit

Details

Impact

Under certain conditions, an attacker can craft a redirect link that sends a guest user to an untrusted destination after authenticating.

Patches

Users should upgrade Payload packages to >= 3.88.0 or >= 4.0.0-canary.27.

Workarounds

Upgrading is recommended. Until then, remove user-controlled redirect values from authentication flows or restrict them to known local paths.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-105846 (GCVE-0-2026-105846)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 16:01 – Updated: 2026-10-06 17:39

Title

Payload: Untrusted redirect URL parameter exploit

Summary

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.40.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an attacker can craft a redirect URL parameter that sends a guest user to an untrusted destination after the authentication flow completes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-06 17:34 UTC

CWE

CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/a742…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
payloadcms	payload	Affected: >= 3.40.0, < 3.88.0 Affected: >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27
@payloadcms	next	Affected: >= 3.31.0, < 3.88.0 Affected: >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27

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