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

Should you act?

Exploited: patch now if you run it

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

• Yes, if you run Strapi Strapi. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-08, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2026-10-11; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
• EPSS 3.6%, percentile 89: FIRST’s model estimates a 3.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
• Needs an account (high (admin)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
• Editorial verdict: Check exposure. Strapi CVE-2023-22894: 2023 Password-Hash Leak Now in KEV — Only Strapi builds older than 4.8.0 (March 2023) are affected, but on those an unauthenticated attacker can take over the super admin, so any you find should be upgraded or taken offline today.

What it is

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.

CISA’s summary

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.

Weakness type: CWE-312.

Product: Strapi Strapi · Assigned by: mitre · Published: 2023-04-19

Affected and fixed versions

Severity scores

• Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
• Attack complexity: low
• Privileges required: high (admin)
• User interaction: none
• Scope: unchanged

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Exploitation and urgency

• CISA KEV: added 2026-10-08; federal due date 2026-10-11. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
• CISA 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.
• CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
• FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 3.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 89.

Timeline

• 2023-04-17 — erroneo.us brief: Strapi CVE-2023-22894: 2023 Password-Hash Leak Now in KEV
• 2023-04-19 — CVE record published by mitre
• 2026-10-08 — Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
• 2026-10-09 — CVE record last updated
• 2026-10-11 — CISA remediation deadline for US federal agencies

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vendor and project advisories, patches

1. Listed in CISA KEV notes (strapi.io) strapi.io
2. Listed in CISA KEV notes (github.com) github.com

Vulnerability records

1. CVE.org record CVE-2023-22894 cve.org
2. NVD entry CVE-2023-22894 nvd.nist.gov

Government

1. CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry cisa.gov
2. Listed in CISA KEV notes (cisa.gov) cisa.gov
3. Listed in CISA KEV notes (cisa.gov) cisa.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

1. ghostccamm.com ghostccamm.com

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