CVE-2021-46440 Insecure password handling vulnerability in Strapi
Attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords from cookies in the Strapi DOCUMENTATION plugin, enabling account takeover and API access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-46440?
CVE-2021-46440 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46440?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including @strapi/strapi and strapi. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@strapi/strapi npm | From 4.0.0 | 4.1.5 |
@strapi/strapi npm | From 4.0.0 | 4.1.5 |
strapi npm | All versions | 3.6.9 |
strapi npm | All versions | 3.6.9 |
Products include Strapi Strapi.
How do I fix CVE-2021-46440?
Upgrade @strapi/strapi to 4.1.5 or later.
Is CVE-2021-46440 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46440 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- 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-85vg-grr5-pw42.