CVE-2026-34749: CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in payloadcms payload
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
PayloadCMS, a headless content management system, had a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) in its authentication flow before version 3.79.1. The issue allowed attackers to bypass the configured CSRF protections under certain conditions, enabling cross-site requests that could potentially impact integrity and availability. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2026-34749 and has been fixed in version 3.79.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions via cross-site requests, potentially leading to limited integrity and availability impacts. Confidentiality is not affected. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade PayloadCMS to version 3.79.1 or later, where this CSRF vulnerability has been patched. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-34749: CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in payloadcms payload
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
PayloadCMS, a headless content management system, had a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) in its authentication flow before version 3.79.1. The issue allowed attackers to bypass the configured CSRF protections under certain conditions, enabling cross-site requests that could potentially impact integrity and availability. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2026-34749 and has been fixed in version 3.79.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions via cross-site requests, potentially leading to limited integrity and availability impacts. Confidentiality is not affected. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade PayloadCMS to version 3.79.1 or later, where this CSRF vulnerability has been patched. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-30T19:17:10.224Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7b33e6bfc5ba1df4981f
Added to database: 04/01/2026, 20:08:19 UTC
Last enriched: 04/09/2026, 22:32:55 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 143
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