Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8 @payloadcms/drizzle has SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters
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History

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Vendors & Products Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.
Title Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T15:27:26.616Z

Reserved: 2026-02-02T19:59:47.375Z

Link: CVE-2026-25544

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-09T15:22:50.808Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-06T22:16:11.597

Modified: 2026-02-09T16:08:55.263

Link: CVE-2026-25544

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-09T10:49:32Z

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