CVE-2021-46440: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2021-46440: Storing passwords in a recoverable format in the DOCUMENTATION plugin component of Strapi before 3.6.9 and...

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in the DOCUMENTATION plugin component of Strapi before 3.6.9 and 4.x before 4.1.5 allows an attacker to access a victim's HTTP request, get the victim's cookie, perform a base64 decode on the victim's cookie, and obtain a cleartext password, leading to getting API documentation for further API attacks.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 4, 2024, 05:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 3, 2022, 17:03 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE reservedCVE Program
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Jan 24, 2022, 00:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)
CVE publishedCVE Program
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May 3, 2022, 17:03 UTC (UTC+00:00)
CVE updatedCVE Program
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Aug 4, 2024, 05:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
https://strapi.io/CVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC
https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapiCVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246CVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC

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