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Strapi admin API tokens keep access to removed content fields

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Strapi versions 5.47.0 through 5.57.0 contain an improper authorization flaw (CWE-863). Admin API tokens keep all-field Content Manager access after the token owner's role is restricted to certain fields, because token permissions with omitted or null fields are ignored during reconciliation. A remote attacker with low privilege and a token can read content fields that an administrator removed from the role. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Strapi 5.47.0 through 5.57.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows admin API tokens to retain all-field Content Manager access after the owner's role is field-restricted. Because reconcileTokenPermissionsToUserCeiling ignores token permissions with omitted or null fields, token holders can keep reading content fields an administrator removed from the role.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00199 9th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Strapistrapi5.47.0 – 5.57.0—No fix listedCNA
  • strapi VendorStrapi Affected 5.47.0 – 5.57.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Strapi
  • cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Strapi

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for strapi.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108114
  2. 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-wmch-qg2f-grh3
  3. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

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