7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-46440
Strapi DOCUMENTATION Plugin Insufficient Password Storage Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 3, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-46440 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Strapi strapi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-46440.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi Product Third Party Advisory
https://strapi.io/ Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-46440 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-46440 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-922 CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246 No Types Assigned https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi No Types Assigned https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://strapi.io/ No Types Assigned https://strapi.io/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-922
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.1.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-46440 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.78 }} 0.23%

score

0.81352

percentile

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