Vulnerability in Strapi

CVE-2019-18818

strapi before 3.0.0-beta.17.5 mishandles password resets within packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Auth.js and packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/Auth.js.

EPSS: 0.976 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Strapi — versions 3.0.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18818?
CVE-2019-18818 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Strapi, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-18818?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18818 known to be exploited?
38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.