payloadcms/payload · Security

Hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections in Payload

GHSA ID
GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
CVE ID
CVE-2023-30843
Severity
high
Published
Updated
CVSS
7.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v3
7.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Details

If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force.

Affected versions: < 1.7.0

Workarounds

If you are unable to update, you can write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.

Detecting Compromise

Monitor your instance for brute-force style requests against your instance using where queries.

CWEs

References