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CVE-2026-27886
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 25, 2026
Strapi is an open source headless content management system. Strapi versions starting in 4.0.0 and prior to 5.37.0 did not sufficiently sanitize query parameters when filtering content via relational fields. An unauthenticated attacker could use the "where" query parameter on any publicly-accessible content-type with an "updatedBy" (or other admin-relation) field to perform a boolean-oracle attack against private fields on the joined "admin_users" table, including the "resetPasswordToken" field. Extracting an admin reset token via this oracle made full administrative account takeover possible without authentication. When a filter such as "where[updatedBy][resetPasswordToken][$startsWith]=a" was applied to a public Content API endpoint, the underlying query generation performed a "LEFT JOIN" against the "admin_users" table and emitted a "WHERE" clause referencing the joined column. The query parameter sanitization layer did not block operator chains that traversed into relational target schemas the caller had no read permission on, allowing the response count to be used as a one-bit oracle on any admin-table field. The patch in version 5.37.0 introduces explicit query-parameter sanitization at the controller and service boundary via three new primitives: "strictParam", "addQueryParams", and "addBodyParams". Operator chains that traverse into restricted relational targets are now rejected before reaching the database.
Affected Packages
@strapi/strapi (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <5.37.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.37.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05