CVE-2026-32730 — Improper Authentication in Apostrophe

CWE-287 — Improper AuthenticationCWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apostrophecms ApostropheApostrophecms
Timeline
PublishedMar 18

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 4.28.0, the bearer token authentication middleware in `@apostrophecms/express/index.js` (lines 386-389) contains an incorrect MongoDB query that allows incomplete login tokens — where the password was verified but TOTP/MFA requirements were NOT — to be used as fully authenticated bearer tokens. This completely bypasses multi-factor authentication for any ApostropheCMS deployment using `@apostrophecms/login-totp` or an…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apostrophecms/apostrophe< 4.28.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
ApostropheCMS MFA/TOTP Bypass via Incorrect MongoDB Query in Bearer Token Middleware↗2026-03-18
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OSV
ApostropheCMS MFA/TOTP Bypass via Incorrect MongoDB Query in Bearer Token Middleware↗2026-03-18
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CVEList
ApostropheCMS MFA/TOTP Bypass via Incorrect MongoDB Query in Bearer Token Middleware↗2026-03-18
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-32730 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-32730 — Improper Authentication in Apostrophe | cvebase