@keystone-6/core: `isFilterable` bypass via `cursor` parameter in findMany (CVE-2025-46720 incomplete fix)GHSA-cgcg-q9jh-5pr2
MEDIUMGHSA-cgcg-q9jh-5pr2 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-863 vulnerability in @keystone-6/core. A fix is available for @keystone-6/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
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@keystone-6/corenpmDescription
Summary
{field}.isFilterable access control can be bypassed in findMany queries by passing a cursor. This can be used to confirm the existence of records by protected field values.
The fix for CVE-2025-46720 (field-level isFilterable bypass for update and delete mutations) added checks to the where parameter in update and delete mutations however the cursor parameter in findMany was not patched and accepts the same UniqueWhere input type.
Impact
This affects any project relying on isFilterable behaviour (at the list or field level) to prevent external users from using the filtering of fields as a discovery mechanism. isFilterable access control using a function can be bypassed by using the cursor input.
This has no impact on projects using isFilterable: false or defaultIsFilterable: false for sensitive fields, or if you have otherwise omitted filtering by these fields from your GraphQL schema. (See workarounds)
Patches
This issue has been patched in @keystone-6/core version 6.5.2.
Workarounds
To mitigate this issue in older versions where patching is not a viable pathway.
- Set
{field}.isFilterable: falsestatically for relevant fields to prevent filtering by them earlier in the access control pipeline (that is, don't use functions) - Set
{field}.graphql.omit.read: truefor relevant fields, which implicitly removes filtering by these fields your GraphQL schema
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @keystone-6/core | all versions | 6.5.2npm install @keystone-6/core@6.5.2 |
Affected Products
keystonekeystonejsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @keystone-6/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update @keystone-6/core to 6.5.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-cgcg-q9jh-5pr2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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