Medium

Improper Input Validation in strapi

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker 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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package strapi < 3.0.2 3.0.2

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Platform
npm
Package
strapi
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-65wv-528r-m892 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: strapi

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (12) in the archive
Total entries
12
First → latest
12.2019 09.2022
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • High 6
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 1
  3. 2021: 2
  4. 2022: 8
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2022-31367 < 3.6.10 3.6.10
  2. Improper Input Validation in strapi this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2020-13961 < 3.0.2 3.0.2
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2022-30618 >= 3.0.0, < 3.6.9 3.6.9
  4. High · 8.8 CVE-2022-30617 >= 3.0.0, < 3.6.9 3.6.9
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-46440 < 3.6.9 3.6.9
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-27263 <= 4.1.5 no fix
  7. High · 8.1 CVE-2021-28128 <= 3.6.0 no fix
  8. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-27664 < 3.2.5 3.2.5
  9. High · 7.2 CVE-2019-19609 < 3.0.0-beta.17.8 3.0.0-beta.17.8
  10. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-18818 < 3.0.0-beta.17.5 3.0.0-beta.17.5

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