CVE-2021-28128

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-640

Description

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

Affected products

strapi: through 3.6.0

References

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
https://strapi.io/changelog
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txt
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
https://strapi.io/changelog
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txt

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