GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx
Aliases
Published
2026-10-07T20:29:41Z
Modified
2026-10-07T20:45:05Z
Severity
  • 7.2 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Payload external upload trust validation issue
Details

Impact

Under certain external upload configurations, Payload could send authentication data to a destination that was not verified as trusted. If the affected request contained a valid session, this could expose that session to an unintended recipient.

You are affected if:

  • You have enabled external URL-based upload retrieval, where authenticated requests can trigger it.

Patches

Payload now validates the destination before forwarding authentication data and reapplies that validation when a request changes destination.

Users should upgrade Payload packages to >= 3.90.0 or >= 4.0.0-canary.34.

Workarounds

It is recommended to update all Payload packages to >= 3.90.0 or >= 4.0.0-canary.34.

If you cannot, a valid workaround exists:

  • Disable external URL-based upload retrieval where practical.
  • If you cannot disable it, configure the upload header filter to remove authentication data from outbound file requests.
  • Restrict access to the affected upload functionality.
Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200",
        "CWE-346"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T20:29:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T17:17:22Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / payload

Package

Name
payload
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/payload

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
3.0.0
Fixed
3.90.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx.json"

npm / payload

Package

Name
payload
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/payload

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
4.0.0-canary.0
Fixed
4.0.0-canary.34

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx/GHSA-pj5h-5q6c-3pfx.json"