Vulnerability in Strapi
CVE-2025-25298
Strapi is an open source headless CMS. The @strapi/core package before version 5.10.3 does not enforce a maximum password length when using bcryptjs for password hashing. Bcryptjs ignores any bytes beyond 72, so passwords longer than 72 bytes are silently truncated. A user can create an account with a password exceeding 72 bytes and later authenticate with only the first 72 bytes. This reduces the effective entropy of overlong passwords and may mislead users who believe characters beyond 72 bytes are required, creating a low likelihood of unintended authentication if an attacker can obtain or guess the truncated portion. Long over‑length inputs can also impose unnecessary processing overhead. The issue is fixed in version 5.10.3. No known workarounds exist.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Strapi — versions < 5.10.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-2cjv-6wg9-f4f3 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/41f8cdf116f7f464dae7d591e52d88f7bfa4b7cb (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-25298?
- CVE-2025-25298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strapi, classified under Weak Encoding for Password. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-25298?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.