CVE-2020-13961
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the email template for both password reset and account confirmation emails.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-65wv-528r-m892Improper Input Validation in strapi2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the email template for both password reset and account confirmation emails.
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references (11)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045cnnvd
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599cnnvd
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599/commits/77008aa4cb3da3fdd6ee77b96feb7e04cd418800Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13961cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2enisa_euvd
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