# CVE-2026-113649: ApostropheCMS: Import API bypasses publication roles for protected content

- Also known as: GHSA-5M22-7PFQ-VP65
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.34.0, 3.7.1
- Published: 2026-10-20 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## 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
- apostrophe (npm): fixed in 4.34.0

## Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 3.7.1 of the import-export module and 4.34.0 of core ApostropheCMS, an editor who can import an enabled content type but lacks its stronger publication role can cause import write helpers to create, replace, or remove published variants without the normal publish permission and lifecycle checks. This issue is fixed in import-export 3.7.1 and ApostropheCMS 4.34.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apostrophecms apostrophe, @apostrophecms import-export, @apostrophecms/import-export or the other affected packages, 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-5m22-7pfq-vp65
- 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
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.34.0

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