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SCA: security update for apostrophe (GHSA-vmg4-6gfg-83qx)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 477741

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. In 4.32.0 and earlier, PATCH
 /api/v1/article/:id accepts the inherited path toString.call and passes it through the utility module to
 apos.util.set() and apos.util.get(), allowing an authenticated editor to overwrite the shared
 Object.prototype.toString function's call property and cause a persistent process-wide denial of service
 until restart. (CVE-2026-71553)

Solution

Update the apostrophe library and its related packages to version 4.32.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmg4-6gfg-83qx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 477741

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71553

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-71553