7.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-46440

Published: 03/05/2022 Updated: 12/07/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 445
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in the DOCUMENTATION plugin component of Strapi prior to 3.6.9 and 4.x prior to 4.1.5 allows an malicious user 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.

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Exploits

Strap versions prior to 369 and 415 disclose a user's password due to simply base64 encoding it and sticking it in a cookie ...