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CVE-2025-4644

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-08-29 10:15:32.440000
Last modified
2026-10-19 17:10:00.173000
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  "id": "CVE-2025-4644",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-08-29T10:15:32.440",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T17:10:00.173",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "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.\n\nThis issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload."
    },
    {
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      "value": "Existía una vulnerabilidad de fijación de sesión en el adaptador SQLite de Payload debido a la reutilización de identificadores durante la creación de cuentas. Un atacante malicioso podía crear una nueva cuenta, guardar su JSON Web Token (JWT) y luego eliminar la cuenta, lo cual no invalidaba el JWT. Como resultado, el siguiente usuario recién creado recibiría el mismo identificador, permitiendo al atacante reutilizar el JWT para autenticarse y realizar acciones como ese usuario.\n\nEste problema ha sido solucionado en la versión 3.44.0 de Payload."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
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          "product": "Payload",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/CVE-2025-4643",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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      "url": "https://payloadcms.com",
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