HIGHCVSS v3.1 7.5Vulnerability

CVE-2026-113658

### Summary A rejected upload can remain in the operating system temporary directory. Multer writes the file before its extension is checked, and the rejection path does not remove that temporary file. An unauthenticated requester can repeat this with large files and steadily consume temporary disk space. ### Details The endpoint is: ```text POST /api/v1/@apostrophecms/rich-text-widget/generate-csv-table ``` In `packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/rich-text-widget/lib/apiRoutes.js`, Multer first writes the upload to `os.tmpdir()`. The handler then rejects filenames whose extension is not `csv`, but there is no cleanup of the Multer file on this error path. The route does not require an authenticated user. A normal CSRF cookie is sufficient. During testing, the request returned HTTP 400 with `Only csv files are supported`, while the complete uploaded content remained in a randomly named file in the configured temporary directory after the response. ### Relationship to prior public work I reviewed [PR #5013](https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/pull/5013), which migrated the Rich Text CSV upload path from `connect-multiparty` to Multer. This report concerns cleanup after that migration: the rejected Multer file remains on disk, a behavior not described in the PR or its review discussion. ### POC Create a small test file. A larger file can be used to demonstrate disk growth, but 1 MiB is enough for a safe local reproduction: ```bash dd if=/dev/zero of=rejected.txt bs=1M count=1 ``` Obtain the normal site cookies and send the rejected upload: ```bash curl -c cookies.txt 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/' > /dev/null curl -i -b cookies.txt \ -F '[email protected];filename=rejected.txt;type=text/plain' \ 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/@apostrophecms/rich-text-widget/generate-csv-table' ``` The response is HTTP 400. Compare the contents of the system temporary directory before and after the request: ```bash ls -lt /tmp ``` A new randomly named fi

Properties

Severity
high
Summary
ApostropheCMS: Unauthenticated CSV import requests leave rejected uploads in the system temporary directory
Nvd fetched at
2026-10-20T21:14:08.448323+00:00
Cvss severity
HIGH
Cvss score
7.5
Retrieved at
2026-10-21T01:23:59+00:00
Ghsa published
2026-10-20T18:10:32Z
Source url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qhcq-9pm2-c9w9
Ghsa updated
2026-10-20T18:10:32Z
Ghsa id
GHSA-qhcq-9pm2-c9w9
Last source
GitHub Advisory Database
Score
7.5
Cvss version
3.1
Cve id
CVE-2026-113658
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
First seen by Signal
2026-10-20T21:15:35+00:00
Is ghsa only
false
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published at
2026-10-20T17:17:36.917
Last modified
2026-10-20T19:53:10.247

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