Access Restriction Bypass Affecting strapi package, versions <3.0.2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.11% (44th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-STRAPI-572909
  • published 21 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 21 Jun 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade strapi to version 3.0.2 or higher.

Overview

strapi is a HTTP layer sits on top of Koa.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. A remote authenticated attacker is allowed to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the email template for both password reset and account confirmation emails.