CVE-2021-28128
HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2021 at 01:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorStrapi
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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releasesx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txtCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-640
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