CVE-2020-8123 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in strapi
An authenticated admin can trigger an arbitrary application restart in Strapi, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-8123?
CVE-2020-8123 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Strapi, published on 4 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service exists in strapi v3.0.0-beta.18.3 and earlier that can be abused in the admin console using admin rights can lead to arbitrary restart of the application.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8123?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including strapi-admin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
strapi-admin npm | All versions | 3.0.0-beta.18.4 |
strapi-admin npm | All versions | 3.0.0-beta.18.4 |
Products include Strapi Strapi.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8123?
Upgrade strapi-admin to 3.0.0-beta.18.4 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-8123 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8123 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Strapi
- CVE-2023-22894 Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
- CVE-2023-22621 Strapi plugins vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection and Remote Code Execution in the Users-Permissions Plugin
- CVE-2022-27263 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Strapi
- CVE-2020-27664 Authorization bypass in Strapi
- CVE-2019-18818 Strapi allows unauthenticated attacker to reset admin password without valid reset token
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23fp-fmrv-f5px.