CVE-2021-46440
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.88 % · percentile 87 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42 — Insecure password handling vulnerability in Strapi
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-3114
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-46440
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.6.9cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.1.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |