CVE-2025-4644

User Session Fixation after Account Removal in PayloadCMS

Published Aug 29, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Session Fixation vulnerability existed in Payload's SQLite adapter due to identifier reuse during account creation. A malicious attacker could create a new account, save its JSON Web Token (JWT), and then delete the account, which did not invalidate the JWT. As a result, the next newly created user would receive the same identifier, allowing the attacker to reuse the JWT to authenticate and perform actions as that user.

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-2025-26181 Payload's SQLite adapter Session Fixation vulnerability
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4 Payload's SQLite adapter Session Fixation vulnerability
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 A Session Fixation vulnerability existed in Payload's SQLite adapter due to identifier reuse during account creation. A malicious attacker could create a new account, save its JSON Web Token (JWT), and then delete the account, which did not invalidate the JWT. As a result, the next newly created user would receive the same identifier, allowing the attacker to reuse the JWT to authenticate and perform actions as that user. This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.
Title User Session Fixation after Account Removal in PayloadCMS
Weaknesses CWE-384
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CERT-PL
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2025, 11:53 AM
Reserved
May 13, 2025, 7:10 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 29, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 PM