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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.976 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.976 · newest: 0.976 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Strapi — versions 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4443 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.17.5 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/1311 (Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Exe… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163939/Strapi-3.0.0-beta-Authentication-Bypass.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165896/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Privilege-Escal… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
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.