Strapi's field level permissions not being respected in relationship title
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-400.
Summary
Strapi is the an open-source headless content management system. Prior to version 4.12.1, field level permissions are not respected in the relationship title. If an actor has relationship title and the relationship shows a field they don't have permission to see, the field will still be visible. Version 4.12.1 has a fix for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strapi | strapi | before 4.12.1 | 4.12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @strapi/plugin-content-manager (npm) | before 4.12.1 | 4.12.1 | Patch available | GHSA-m284-85mf-cgrc |
- strapi VendorStrapi Affected before 4.12.1 Fixed in 4.12.1 Patch available CNA
- @strapi/plugin-content-manager (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.12.1 Fixed in 4.12.1 Patch available GHSA-m284-85mf-cgrc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA strapi (strapi) Fixed in 4.12.1
- Fix · GHSA-m284-85mf-cgrc @strapi/plugin-content-manager (npm) Fixed in 4.12.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37263
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m284-85mf-cgrc
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Strapi vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-37263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m284-85mf-cgrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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