{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including strapi. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18818 exists.","fix":"Upgrade strapi to 3.0.0-beta.17.5 or later.","what":"CVE-2019-18818 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18818 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2019-18818 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18818 exists.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- strapi (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.0-beta.17.5\n- strapi (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.0-beta.17.5\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18818/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18818/index.md)","id":"CVE-2019-18818","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18818/index.md","name":"CVE-2019-18818","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Strapi CMS","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can bypass password reset controls in Strapi to take over user accounts.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"strapi","vendor":"strapi"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-640","name":"Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password"}],"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.","ecosystems":["npm"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":2,"first_seen":"2021-08-29","github_poc":5,"max_poc_stars":3,"metasploit":1,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2021-08-29T23:30:15Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/guglia001/CVE-2019-18818","stars":3,"title":null},{"date":"2021-08-30","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"50237","stars":null,"title":"Strapi 3.0.0-beta - 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