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Session Fixation in payload

CVE-2025-4644

  • payload
  • @payloadcms/graphql
  • @payloadcms/next
Severity Medium
Score 5.3/10

Summary

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 affected versions prior to 3.44.0.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • PASSIVE
  • NONE

CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published