CVE-2023-22894
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.
do firstApply 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.
Can a WAF block it? No. The attack requires access to the admin panel and exploits query filters to infer sensitive information from API responses. The malicious requests look like normal API queries with authorized access, so a WAF cannot reliably distinguish them from legitimate requests.
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Is CVE-2023-22894 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2023-22894 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2023-22894?
CVE-2023-22894 is rated Medium with a CVSS score of 4.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-22894?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2023-22894. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2023-22894 affect?
CVE-2023-22894 affects strapi:strapi. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
public exploits
Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept
Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- active
- automatable
- no
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 6 Oct 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 19 Apr 2023Published
- 24 Apr 2023First proof-of-concept repository on GitHub (unvetted) · 4 days later
- 6 Oct 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · 1,261 days (about 3 years) later
- 8 Oct 2026Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild) · 2 days later
- 9 Oct 2026CVE record last updated · 1 day later
- 11 Oct 2026CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 2 days later
- 2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 23 days later
also known as
- Linkgithub.com /strapi/strapi/releases
- Linkghostccamm.com /blog/multi_strapi_vulns/
- Linkstrapi.io /blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve
- Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-22894
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept
- OSV: advisory aliases and downstream package versions
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.