Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.
Published: 2026-04-01
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized actions via forged requests
Action: Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p6mr-xf3r-ghq4 Payload has a CSRF Protection Bypass in Authentication Flow
History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:payloadcms:payload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Vendors & Products Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.
Title Payload has a CSRF Protection Bypass in Authentication Flow
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Payloadcms Payload
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-06T19:46:32.770Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T19:17:10.224Z

Link: CVE-2026-34749

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T14:11:06.607Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-01T20:16:27.187

Modified: 2026-04-13T19:13:43.503

Link: CVE-2026-34749

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:42:07Z

Weaknesses