CVE-2023-22894Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

BOD 26-04 remediation window

With CISA's SSVC answers for this CVE (automatable: no, technical impact: total), BOD 26-04 Table 1 gives 3 days and forensic triage on a publicly exposed asset (row 3) and 14 days on an asset that is not publicly exposed (row 11) ^S06. CISA set the catalogue due date at 3 days; under BOD 26-04 it reflects CISA's own view of whether the flaw sits on publicly exposed assets ^S07. The directive binds US federal civilian executive branch agencies only.

What CISA says

Short description

Strapi contains a cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability that could allow attackers with access to the admin panel to discover sensitive user details via the query filter. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2023-22621 to achieve remote code execution.

Required action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Notes

This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve ; https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22894

CWE in the catalogue

CWE-312

Official links

• CISA KEV catalogue entry cisa.gov
• NVD record nvd.nist.gov

Vendor advisory and patch links

References NVD tags Vendor Advisory or Patch, exactly as NVD lists them.

• https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Links in CISA's notes

• https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve
• https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22894

NVD details

CWE (NVD)

CWE-312 by nvd@nist.gov

CVSS vector

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

CVSS versions in NVD

V31

Last modified in NVD

2026-10-09T14:20:41.113

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