{"id":"CVE-2023-22894","published":"2023-04-19T16:15:07Z","modified":"2026-10-09T14:20:41Z","title":"Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability","vendor":"Strapi","product":"Strapi","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"Strapi through 4.5.5 allows attackers (with access to the admin panel) to discover sensitive user details by exploiting the query filter. The attacker can filter users by columns that contain sensitive information and infer a value from API responses. If the attacker has super admin access, then this can be exploited to discover the password hash and password reset token of all users. If the attacker has admin panel access to an account with permission to access the username and email of API users with a lower privileged role (e.g., Editor or Author), then this can be exploited to discover sensitive information for all API users but not other admin accounts.","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"Strapi through 4.5.5 contains a cleartext storage of sensitive information flaw in its query filter handling, which lets users of the admin panel infer sensitive user data from API responses. An attacker with admin panel access can exploit it over the network without user interaction; with super admin access they can recover every user's password hash and password reset token, while with access to an account limited to a lower-privileged role such as Editor or Author they can obtain the username and email of API users but not other admin accounts.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T07:13:17Z"},"cvss":{"score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.04114,"percentile":0.90753,"date":"2026-10-29","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2026-10-08","dueDate":"2026-10-11","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.","notes":"This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve ; https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22894","provenance":"source"},"vulncheckKev":{"dateAdded":"2026-10-08","exploitedFirstSeen":"2026-10-08","ransomware":false,"evidence":[{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-281a","date":"2026-10-08"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json","date":"2026-10-08"}],"evidenceTotal":2,"provenance":"source"},"exploited":true,"otx":{"pulseCount":23,"pulses":[{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 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