CVE-2021-28128

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—

8.1

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 49.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 6, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
cve@mitrehttps://strapi.io/changelog
cve@mitrehttps://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://strapi.io/changelog
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-008.txt

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	strapi	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
strapi	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-28128?

CVE-2021-28128 is a high vulnerability published on May 6, 2021. In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

When was CVE-2021-28128 disclosed?

CVE-2021-28128 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-28128 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-28128 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28128?

CVE-2021-28128 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-28128?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-28128, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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