# CVE-2026-112953: ApostropheCMS: Exposure of Sensitive Information via predictable export filenames

- Also known as: GHSA-5GC8-FRW3-3VQM
- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.34.0, 3.7.1
- Published: 2026-10-20 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- apostrophecms apostrophe: fixed in 4.34.0
- @apostrophecms import-export: fixed in 3.7.1
- @apostrophecms/import-export (npm): fixed in 3.7.1

## Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 3.7.1 of the import-export module, predictable export archive filenames allow an unauthenticated requester to download another user's export from publicly readable export storage before the archive expires or is removed. A user with export permission must first create the archive, and sites with exports disabled, private upload storage, or authenticated upload delivery are not exposed through this network-download path. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apostrophecms apostrophe, @apostrophecms import-export, @apostrophecms/import-export, upgrade to a fixed version (4.34.0, 3.7.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-5gc8-frw3-3vqm
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/06e4b377f3c360f9e89c32dccd7e505ad5ddf498
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/40b989b1a9dd23d30029b8ce7668634265cfe5ea
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/@apostrophecms/import-export@3.7.1

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