TI-2021-21234 Aliases CVE-2021-46440 GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in the DOCUMENTATION plugin component of Strapi…

LOW 38CWE-522Published 2022-05-03 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02883 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed strapi (npm): 3.6.9@strapi/strapi (npm): 4.1.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	strapi (npm)	before 3.6.9	3.6.9	Patch available	GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42
—	@strapi/strapi (npm)	4.0.0 to before 4.1.5	4.1.5	Patch available	GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
strapi (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.9 Fixed in 3.6.9 Patch available GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42
@strapi/strapi (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.1.5 Fixed in 4.1.5 Patch available GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi::::::::	before 3.6.9; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.5	Vulnerable	Strapi

cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.9; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Strapi

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42 strapi (npm) Fixed in 3.6.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42 @strapi/strapi (npm) Fixed in 4.1.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-46440
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42

References

Exploit 1

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html

Patch 1

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246

Advisory 3

Other 2

TI-2023-09037 Query filter flaw in Strapi exposes sensitive user details KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2019-13554 strapi before 3.0.0-beta.17.5 mishandles password resets within… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-19887 Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-08803 Strapi through 4.5.5 allows authenticated Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) that can… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2024-25161 Strapi v4.24.4 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2023-17071 Leaking sensitive user information still possible by filtering on private with prefix fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6

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Sources

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