CVE-2021-28128

high

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.

References

https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txt

https://strapi.io/changelog

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-05-06

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00259