CVE-2021-46440

Public Exploit

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, get the victim's cookie, perform a base64 decode on the victim's cookie, and obtain a cleartext password, leading to getting API documentation for further API attacks.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory strapi.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://strapi.io/ vendor advisory
https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi product third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246 patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46440?
CVE-2021-46440 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-46440?
To fix CVE-2021-46440, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-46440 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-46440 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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