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Payload Plugins CVE-2026-58200

| EUVDEUVD-2026-78825 HIGH
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2026-09-15 GitHub_M
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Any authenticated user of a Payload CMS instance running @jhb.software/payload-cloudinary-plugin (0.3.0 through 0.3.x, fixed in 0.4.0) can obtain a cryptographically valid Cloudinary HMAC-SHA1 upload signature for parameters of their choosing, because the client-upload signing endpoint POST /api/cloudinary-generate-signature forwards attacker-controlled 'paramsToSign' straight to cloudinary.utils.api_sign_request() with no key allowlist, folder policy, or timestamp check. With that signature plus the intentionally client-visible Cloudinary API key, an attacker can overwrite existing assets, flip upload visibility with type=private, register notification_url callbacks to attacker-chosen hosts, force cache invalidation, and write files outside the intended upload folder. The issue is only reachable when the plugin's clientUploads option is enabled, and no public exploit code or active-exploitation reporting was present in the supplied intelligence.

Affected VersionsENISA

payload-plugins 0.3.0, < 0.4.0

Affected Packages

npm @jhb.software/payload-cloudinary-plugin fix: 0.4.0
euvd payload_plugins_0_3_0 fix: 0.4.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in npm, euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 15, 2026 - 17:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 15, 2026 - 16:27 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Payload Plugins is a collection of plugins designed to enhance Payload CMS. From 0.3.0 until 0.4.0, @jhb.software/payload-cloudinary-plugin deployments with clientUploads enabled expose POST /api/cloudinary-generate-signature, whose handler in cloudinary/src/getGenerateSignature.ts passes attacker-controlled body.paramsToSign directly to cloudinary.utils.api_sign_request without a key allowlist, collection policy, timestamp freshness check, or configured-folder enforcement. Any authenticated Payload user can obtain a valid Cloudinary HMAC-SHA1 signature for unauthorized parameters such as overwrite, type, notification_url, invalidate, folder, and public_id. The signature can authorize asset replacement, upload visibility changes, callbacks to attacker-selected URLs, cache invalidation, and uploads outside the intended folder. The client-visible Cloudinary API key is expected by the upload design, but the unrestricted server-side signature supplies the authorization value needed to complete these operations. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.4.0.

Technical POC Analysis

CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), in practice an unauthenticated-parameter signing oracle.

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Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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