Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
What to do
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.
CISA deadline 2026-10-11 · due today · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
Strapi Strapi. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-312.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinedue today
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-22894 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22894
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- strapi.io strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve
- github.com github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22894