Strapi up to 5.5.1 Document Service authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Strapi up to 5.5.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Document Service. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-56143. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Strapi up to 5.5.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Document Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Strapi is an open-source headless content management system. In versions from 5.0.0 to before 5.5.2, the lookup operator provided by the document service does not properly sanitize query parameters for private fields. An attacker can access private fields, including admin passwords and reset tokens, by crafting queries with the lookup parameter. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.5.2.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-56143 since 12/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0c6e0953ae1e62afae9329de7ae6d6a5e21b95b8 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2332). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source Strapi

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Strapi 5.5.2
Patch: 0c6e0953ae1e62afae9329de7ae6d6a5e21b95b8

Timelineinfo

12/16/2024 CVE reserved
10/16/2025 +303 days Advisory disclosed
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-495j-h493-42q2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-56143 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-56143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328821
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2332 - Strapi: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2025 18:51
Updated: 10/17/2025 12:15
Changes: 10/16/2025 18:51 (65), 10/17/2025 12:15 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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