Missing authorization in Strapi content manager preview URLs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The strapi/content-manager package in Strapi Open Source and Enterprise Headless CMS from 5.51.0 lacks content-scope authorization in its preview URL endpoint (CWE-862). A low-privileged admin can generate preview URLs without holding read permissions or knowing document identifiers, which can expose content they should not read.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
The strapi/content-manager package is missing content-scope authorization in the content manager preview URL endpoint. This allows low-privileged admins to generate preview URLs without knowing document identifiers or holding read permissions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Strapi Open Source and Enterprise Headless CMS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118171
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-hqgm-4px4-m8x2
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- 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-2026-118171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqgm-4px4-m8x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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