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CVE-2019-18818

94
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-18818 is a critical vulnerability affecting Strapi versions prior to 3.0.0-beta.17.5, specifically within its password reset functionality. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset user passwords due to improper handling in the authentication controllers. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit code is publicly available, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
97.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Strapi CMS Unauthenticated Password Reset · Feb 9, 2022
Nuclei: CVE-2019-18818 · Sep 4, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-50716 · Feb 8, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9764 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: strapiFixed in: 3.0.0-beta.17.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599critical

Strapi allows unauthenticated attacker to reset admin password without valid reset token

Dec 2, 2019

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/163939/Strapi-3.0.0-beta-Authentication-Bypass.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/165896/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Privilege-Escalation.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / strapi/strapi/pull/4443
Third Party Advisory
github.com / strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.17.5
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
npmjs.com / advisories/1311
Third Party Advisory