CVE-2025-4643

Lack of JWT Expiration after Log Out in PayloadCMS

Published Aug 29, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Payload uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication. After log out JWT is not invalidated, which allows an attacker who has stolen or intercepted token to freely reuse it until expiration date (which is by default set to 2 hours, but can be changed).

This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26180 Payload does not invalidate JWTs after log out
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5v66-m237-hwf7 Payload does not invalidate JWTs after log out
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Vendors & Products Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Payload uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication. After log out JWT is not invalidated, which allows an attacker who has stolen or intercepted token to freely reuse it until expiration date (which is by default set to 2 hours, but can be changed). This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.
Title Lack of JWT Expiration after Log Out in PayloadCMS
Weaknesses CWE-613
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CERT-PL
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2025, 11:54 AM
Reserved
May 13, 2025, 7:10 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 29, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 PM