CVE-2023-30843
Payload's hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Payload's hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
- Record
CVE-2023-30843- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1168
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1168- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
Hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections in Payload
Details
If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force.
Affected versions: < 1.7.0
Workarounds
If you are unable to update, you can write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Detecting Compromise
Monitor your instance for brute-force style requests against your instance using where queries.
- Record
GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
- Record
CVE-2023-30843- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Payload's hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
- Record
CVE-2023-30843- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
Hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections in Payload
Details
If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force.
Affected versions: < 1.7.0
Workarounds
If you are unable to update, you can write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Detecting Compromise
Monitor your instance for brute-force style requests against your instance using where queries.
- Record
GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
payloadnpm |
before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-30843 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Payloadcms Payload, published April 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in payload 1.7.0.
References
github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-35jj-vqcf-f2jf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30843