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CVE-2026-112952: ApostropheCMS: POST /api/v1/@apostrophecms/doc/slugTaken discloses existence of private/admin-only content to any authenticated user

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-20 · updated 2026-10-21
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 4.34.0, 'POST /api/v1/@apostrophecms/doc/slugTaken' with body { "slug": "target-slug" } returns a boolean indicating whether a slug is in use across all document types and visibility levels, with no permission or type filter. Any logged-in user (including editors) can enumerate the slug space of private pages, drafts, and archived content. This issue is fixed in version 4.34.0.

Affected products

• apostrophecms apostrophe: before 4.34.0

References

• https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/06e4b377f3c360f9e89c32dccd7e505ad5ddf498
• https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/40b989b1a9dd23d30029b8ce7668634265cfe5ea
• https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.34.0
• https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-f66c-mpj2-3r8h

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