TI-2024-20594 Aliases CVE-2024-31217 GHSA-pm9q-xj9p-96pm

@strapi/plugin-upload has a Denial-of-Service via Improper Exception Handling

MEDIUM 62CWE-248Published 2024-06-12 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

Strapi is an open-source content management system. Prior to version 4.22.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability is present in the media upload process causing the server to crash without restarting, affecting either development and production environments. Usually, errors in the application cause it to log the error and keep it running for other clients. This behavior, in contrast, stops the server execution, making it unavailable for any clients until it's manually restarted. Any user with access to the file upload functionality is able to exploit this vulnerability, affecting applications running in both development mode and production mode as well. Users should upgrade @strapi/plugin-upload to version 4.22.0 to receive a patch.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00736 54th percentileScored 2026-11-08

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed strapi (strapi): 4.22.0@strapi/plugin-upload (npm): 4.22.0

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 4.22.0	4.22.0	Patch available	CNA
—	@strapi/plugin-upload (npm)	before 4.22.0	4.22.0	Patch available	GHSA-pm9q-xj9p-96pm

strapi VendorStrapi Affected before 4.22.0 Fixed in 4.22.0 Patch available CNA
@strapi/plugin-upload (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.22.0 Fixed in 4.22.0 Patch available GHSA-pm9q-xj9p-96pm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi::::::::	before 4.22.0	Vulnerable	Strapi

cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.22.0 Vulnerable ·Strapi

Remediation

Fix · CNA strapi (strapi) Fixed in 4.22.0
Fix · GHSA-pm9q-xj9p-96pm @strapi/plugin-upload (npm) Fixed in 4.22.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31217
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm9q-xj9p-96pm

References

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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