CVE-2021-46440

HIGH

Strapi <3.6.9-4.1.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0309
EPSS Percentile 86.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-522
Status published

Affected Products (3)

strapi/strapi < 3.6.9
npm/strapi < 3.6.9npm
strapi/strapi < 4.1.5npm

Timeline

Published May 03, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026