CVE-2023-22621

high

Description

Strapi through 4.5.5 allows authenticated Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the server. A remote attacker with access to the Strapi admin panel can inject a crafted payload that executes code on the server into an email template that bypasses the validation checks that should prevent code execution.

References

https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns/

https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-04-19

Updated: 2025-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.84125