ApostropheCMS: Missing Authorization on Notification PATCH/DELETE Endpoints

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  "id": "373b5561af7cf6ac18acf04cea13cc0e87c9eb1d406a6c50187b636fc76adc76",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ApostropheCMS: Missing Authorization on Notification PATCH/DELETE Endpoints",
    "summary": "## Summary The notification module exposes `PATCH` and `DELETE` REST endpoints that perform operations directly on the underlying MongoDB collection without verifying that the requester is authenticated or owns the target notification. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker who obtains a valid notification ID can modify or permanently delete another user's notification. --- ## Affected Code **File** ```text packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/notification/index.js ``` ```javascript // restApiRoutes async patch(req, _id) { const dismissed = self.apos.launder.boolean(req.body.dismissed); if (dismissed) { await self.emit('beforeSave', req, { _id, dismissed }); await self.db.updateOne( { _id }, { $set: { dismissed }, $currentDate: { updatedAt: true } } ); } }, async delete(req, _id) { await self.db.deleteMany({ _id }); } ``` Unlike the `GET` notification route, these handlers do **not** verify: - Authentication (`req.user`) - Ownership (`userId === req.user._id`) - Authorization or permissions Instead, the supplied `_id` is used directly against the raw MongoDB collection. --- ## Root Cause The notification REST endpoints perform database operations directly using `self.db` without enforcing authentication or authorization. While the framework provides permission primitives (`req.user`, ownership checks, and `apos.permission`), these endpoints never invoke them. As a result, any request reaching these handlers is processed solely based on the supplied notification ID. Fo",
    "evidence": "osv:GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "apostrophe",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.33.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "low",
    "structured": {
      "id": "GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-113665",
        "GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
              "events": [
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                  "introduced": "0"
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "apostrophe",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/apostrophe",
            "ecosystem": "npm"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc/GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T18:45:09.477060782Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-vwwx-px9w-crrc",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/apostrophe@4.33.0"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-639",
          "CWE-862"
        ],
        "severity": "LOW",
        "github_reviewed": true,
        "nvd_published_at": null,
        "github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-20T18:25:38Z"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-113665",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 390158,
  "published_at": "2026-10-20T18:25:38+00:00"
}