CVE-2023-22621 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.8693.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Strapi	Strapi

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-2h87-4q2w-v4hf	Strapi plugins vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection and Remote Code Execution in the Users-Permissions Plugin

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve
https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns/

History

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-07T17:06:39.263Z

Reserved: 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22621

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:13:49.446Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-19T16:15:07.213

Modified: 2025-11-07T17:15:45.770

Link: CVE-2023-22621

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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