5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-48218
Strapi Protected Populate Plugin Bypassings
Description

The Strapi Protected Populate Plugin protects `get` endpoints from revealing too much information. Prior to version 1.3.4, users were able to bypass the field level security. Users who tried to populate something that they didn't have access to could populate those fields anyway. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.4. There are no known workarounds.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 20, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 29, 2023, 8:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-48218 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 protected_populate
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-48218 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/commit/05441066d64e09dd55937d9f089962e9ebe2fb39 No Types Assigned https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/commit/05441066d64e09dd55937d9f089962e9ebe2fb39 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/releases/tag/v1.3.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/releases/tag/v1.3.4 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/security/advisories/GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/security/advisories/GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:strapi:protected_populate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.4
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Strapi Protected Populate Plugin protects `get` endpoints from revealing too much information. Prior to version 1.3.4, users were able to bypass the field level security. Users who tried to populate something that they didn't have access to could populate those fields anyway. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.4. There are no known workarounds.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/security/advisories/GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/commit/05441066d64e09dd55937d9f089962e9ebe2fb39 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/releases/tag/v1.3.4 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-863
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

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0.18822

percentile

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