CVE-2023-38507: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

September 15, 2023 (updated September 21, 2023)

Strapi is the an open-source headless content management system. Prior to version 4.12.1, there is a rate limit on the login function of Strapi’s admin screen, but it is possible to circumvent it. Therefore, the possibility of unauthorized login by login brute force attack increases. Version 4.12.1 has a fix for this issue.

References

github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/32d68f1f5677ed9a9a505b718c182c0a3f885426/packages/core/admin/server/middlewares/rateLimit.js
github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.12.1
github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38507

Code Behaviors & Features

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