CVE-2023-22894
MediumStrapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
- Published
- Apr 19, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Strapi
- Affected versions
- See affected products
- Weakness
- CWE-312
Summary
Strapi through 4.5.5 allows attackers (with access to the admin panel) to discover sensitive user details by exploiting the query filter. The attacker can filter users by columns that contain sensitive information and infer a value from API responses. If the attacker has super admin access, then this can be exploited to discover the password hash and password reset token of all users. If the attacker has admin panel access to an account with permission to access the username and email of API users with a lower privileged role (e.g., Editor or Author), then this can be exploited to discover sensitive information for all API users but not other admin accounts.
Severity
Medium (4.9)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
- Strapi Strapi >= 3.2.1, < 4.8.0
Exploitation status
Actively exploited
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 8, 2026. Federal remediation due: Oct 11, 2026.
Technical details
Technical analysis has not been written for this record yet.
Mitigation & remediation
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.