# CVE-2026-113669: ApostropheCMS: Cross-domain session token in URL confers session takeover

- Also known as: GHSA-HHVR-8M24-QQR3
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.33.0, 1.6.1
- Published: 2026-10-20 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- apostrophecms apostrophe: fixed in 4.33.0
- @apostrophecms passport-bridge: fixed in 1.6.1
- apostrophe (npm): fixed in 4.33.0
- @apostrophecms/passport-bridge (npm): fixed in 1.6.1

## Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.33.0 of ApostropheCMS and 1.6.1 of passport-bridge, cross-host or cross-locale session migration places a single-use bearer session token in a redirect URL. A client that obtains and redeems a still-valid, unconsumed token before its first use can adopt the associated session, including through the passport-bridge cross-locale flow. This issue is fixed in ApostropheCMS 4.33.0 and passport-bridge 1.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apostrophecms apostrophe, @apostrophecms passport-bridge, apostrophe or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.33.0, 1.6.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hhvr-8m24-qqr3
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0

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