Session Fixation Vulnerability in Payload's SQLite Adapter
CVE-2025-4644

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Payload Cms

Status
Payload
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-4644?

A session fixation vulnerability was identified in the SQLite adapter of Payload, stemming from identifier reuse during account creation. This flaw allows an attacker to create an account, save the associated JSON Web Token (JWT), and subsequently delete the account without invalidating the JWT. When another user creates a new account, they may receive the previous identifier, enabling the attacker to reuse the JWT and perform unauthorized actions as the newly registered user. This critical issue has been resolved in Payload version 3.44.0.

Affected Version(s)

Payload 0 < 3.44.0

References

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/08/CVE-2025-4643
third-party-advisory
https://payloadcms.com
product
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload
product

CVSS V4

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Arkadiusz Marta
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CVE-2025-4644 : Session Fixation Vulnerability in Payload's SQLite Adapter