CVE-2020-13961

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the email template for both password reset and account confirmation emails.

Affected products

strapi: before 3.0.2 — fixed in 3.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: strapi 3.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2

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