CVE-2026-25544
Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters
CRITICAL 9.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.84 % · percentile 58 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-89 — SQL Injection
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8 — @payloadcms/drizzle has SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-5570
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-25544
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:payloadcms:payload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 3.73.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| payloadcms · payload | affected < 3.73.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |