CVE-2023-36472: Strapi may leak sensitive user information, user reset password, tokens via content-manager views

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Strapi is an open-source headless content management system. Prior to version 4.11.7, an unauthorized actor can get access to user reset password tokens if they have the configure view permissions. The `/content-manager/relations` route does not remove private fields or ensure that they can't be selected. This issue is fixed in version 4.11.7.

Affected products

strapi: before 4.11.7 — fixed in 4.11.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: strapi 4.11.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.11.7
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-v8gg-4mq2-88q4
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.11.7
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-v8gg-4mq2-88q4

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