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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2023-38507 json

Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability

published 2023-09-13 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r , EUVD-2023-2389

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Strapi is the an open-source headless content management system. Prior to version 4.12.1, there is a rate limit on the login function of Strapi's admin screen, but it is possible to circumvent it. Therefore, the possibility of unauthorized login by login brute force attack increases. Version 4.12.1 has a fix for this issue.

Patch / fix

  • npm @strapi/admin 4.12.1
  • npm @strapi/plugin-users-permissions 4.12.1
  • strapi strapi 4.12.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @strapi/admin
<4.12.1
4.12.1
npm @strapi/plugin-users-permissions
<4.12.1
4.12.1

Affected products

  • strapi strapi

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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