CVE-2021-46440
Insecure password handling vulnerability in Strapi
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.1%
Description
Storing passwords in a recoverable format in the DOCUMENTATION plugin component of Strapi before 3.6.9 and 4.x before 4.1.5 allows an attacker to access a victim's HTTP request. From this, the attacker can get the victim's cookie, base64 decode it, and obtain a cleartext password, leading to getting API documentation for further API attacks.
How to fix CVE-2021-46440
To remediate CVE-2021-46440, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.6.9 or later
- —upgrade to 4.1.5 or later
Is CVE-2021-46440 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.6.9
- >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |