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Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in Strapi

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 6, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 13, 2023

Package

npm strapi (npm)

Affected versions

<= 3.6.0

Patched versions

None

Description

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 6, 2021
Reviewed Oct 6, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 6, 2021
Last updated Sep 13, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

0.155%
(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-28128

GHSA ID

GHSA-37hx-4mcq-wc3h

Source code

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