What is CVE-2023-22894?
Strapi through 4.5.5 allows attackers (with access to the admin panel) to discover sensitive user details by exploiting the query filter. The attacker can filter users by columns that contain sensitive information and infer a value from API responses. If the attacker has super admin access, then this can be exploited to discover the password hash and password reset token of all users. If the attacker has admin panel access to an account with permission to access the username and email of API users with a lower privileged role (e.g., Editor or Author), then this can be exploited to discover sensitive information for all API users but not other admin accounts.
Timeline
- 2023-04-19Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2026-10-08Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
- 2026-10-09NVD record last updated
- 2026-10-11CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
Affected product
Strapi
Remediation Steps
- Apply the vendor security update for Strapi Strapi as a priority.
- Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
- Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
- Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.
References
Referenced in our briefings & reports
- Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of October 2026 (October 5 – 11)
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