CVEs / CVE-2023-22894
CVE-2023-22894: Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Oct 2026
- medium 4.9 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 4.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Strapi contains a cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability that could allow attackers with access to the admin panel to discover sensitive user details via the query filter. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2023-22621 to achieve remote code execution.
Description
Strapi through 4.5.5 allows attackers (with access to the admin panel) to discover sensitive user details by exploiting the query filter. The attacker can filter users by columns that contain sensitive information and infer a value from API responses. If the attacker has super admin access, then this can be exploited to discover the password hash and password reset token of all users. If the attacker has admin panel access to an account with permission to access the username and email of API users with a lower privileged role (e.g., Editor or Author), then this can be exploited to discover sensitive information for all API users but not other admin accounts.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| @strapi/strapi (npm) | from 3.2.1, before 4.8.0 | 4.8.0 |
Package versions from GHSA-jjqf-j4w7-92w8.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 8 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 4.9 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-312 |
References
- CVE-2023-22894 on NVD
- CVE-2023-22894 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve (cited by CISA)
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases (cited by CISA)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (cited by CISA)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-22894 on OSV
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases Release Notes
- https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-22894 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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