CVE-2019-18818 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 97.6% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 97.64% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-640 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-11-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| strapi | strapi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 - Set Password (Unauthenticated) (Metasploit) | 2022-02-08 |
| exploit-db | Strapi 3.0.0-beta - Set Password (Unauthenticated) | 2021-08-30 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163939/Strapi-3.0.0-beta-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165896/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4443
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.17.5
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1311
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163939/Strapi-3.0.0-beta-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165896/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4443
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.17.5
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1311
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