CVE-2019-18818

Exp

strapi before 3.0.0-beta.17.5 mishandles password resets within packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Auth.js and packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/Auth.js.

Published: 2019-11-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-18818 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 97.64%, 100th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-18818

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
50716 exploit_db edb 2022-02-08 Exploit-DB ↗
50237 exploit_db edb 2021-08-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18818

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 94.01% 97.64% +3.63%
2 2025-11-21 91.87% 94.01% +2.14%
3 2025-11-18 — 91.87% —

Full EPSS history (51 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-18818

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-18818

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-18818

GHSA-6xc2-mj39-q599 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Strapi allows unauthenticated attacker to reset admin password without valid reset token

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18818

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
strapi strapi <= 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha12.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha13:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha15:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha16:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha17:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha18:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha19:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha20:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha21:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha22:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha23:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha24:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha25:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha26:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:alpha9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta17:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
strapi strapi 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:strapi:strapi:3.0.0:beta17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-18818

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