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CVE-2021-46440 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi CVEProductThird Party Advisory
https://strapi.io/ CVEVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
strapi strapi
< 3.6.9
>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-46440
NVD Published Date:
May 3, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-46440 Details - Not Deferred