Brute Force Affecting @strapi/plugin-users-permissions package, versions <5.45.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 May 2026
- disclosed13 May 2026
- creditadriatikii
Introduced: 13 May 2026
NewCVE-2025-64526 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @strapi/plugin-users-permissions to version 5.45.0 or higher.
Overview
@strapi/plugin-users-permissions is a headless CMS
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force via the rate-limiting middleware. An attacker can bypass intended request throttling by manipulating the email field in the request body to generate unique rate-limit keys for each request, enabling high-volume brute-force or credential-stuffing attempts.