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Critical · 9.8 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2019-18818 EUVD-2019-0783GHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599

Strapi allows unauthenticated attacker to reset admin password without valid reset token

Published Nov 7, 2019 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: strapi Ecosystem: npm

Description

strapi before 3.0.0-beta.17.5 mishandles password resets within packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Auth.js and packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/Auth.js.

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 2

GitHub 5 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm strapi < 3.0.0-beta.17.5 3.0.0-beta.17.5 GHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599

References