TI-2023-19887 Aliases CVE-2023-38507 GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r

Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability

HIGH 81CWE-770Published 2023-09-15 · Updated 2024-09-25

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Strapi is the an open-source headless content management system. Prior to version 4.12.1, there is a rate limit on the login function of Strapi's admin screen, but it is possible to circumvent it. Therefore, the possibility of unauthorized login by login brute force attack increases. Version 4.12.1 has a fix for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00963 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed strapi (strapi): 4.12.1@strapi/admin (npm): 4.12.1+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
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/admin (npm)	before 4.12.1	4.12.1	Patch available	GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r
—	@strapi/plugin-users-permissions (npm)	before 4.12.1	4.12.1	Patch available	GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r

strapi VendorStrapi Affected before 4.12.1 Fixed in 4.12.1 Patch available CNA
@strapi/admin (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.12.1 Fixed in 4.12.1 Patch available GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r
@strapi/plugin-users-permissions (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.12.1 Fixed in 4.12.1 Patch available GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi::::::::	before 4.12.1	Vulnerable	Strapi

cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.12.1 Vulnerable ·Strapi

Remediation

Fix · CNA strapi (strapi) Fixed in 4.12.1
Fix · GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r @strapi/admin (npm) Fixed in 4.12.1 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r @strapi/plugin-users-permissions (npm) Fixed in 4.12.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38507
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38507

Other 3

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-2023-08803 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
TI-2024-37136 Strapi Allows Unauthorized Access to Private Fields via parms.lookup CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2

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Sources

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