GHSA-3xcq-8mjw-h6mx · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Strapi Vulnerable to SQL Injection in Content Type Builder
Strapi is an open source headless content management system. In versions on the 4.x branch prior to 4.26.1 and on the 5.x branch prior to 5.33.2, a database-query injection vulnerability existed in the Strapi Content-Type Builder write API. An authenticated administrator could inject arbitrary database statements through the `column.defaultTo` attribute when creating or modifying a content type. Setting `defaultTo` as a tuple `[value, { isRaw: true }]` caused the value to be passed directly into Knex's `db.connection.raw()` during schema migration without sanitization, allowing arbitrary statement execution at the database layer. Depending on the database engine, this enabled arbitrary file read via database utility functions, denial of service via forced server crash on schema-migration error, and on engines that permit external program execution, remote code execution against the database server. The patch in versions 4.26.1 and 5.33.2 addresses this by restricting all Content-Type Builder write APIs to development mode only. Production deployments running v5.33.2 or later return 404 for requests against `/content-type-builder/content-types` and related endpoints, removing the network-reachable attack surface entirely.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-22599 is rated Moderate Risk (60.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.18%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.13% | 1.18% | +1.05% |
| 2 | 2026-05-15 | — | 0.13% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 4.0 | CRITICAL |
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— | — | [email protected] |
| 7.2 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.2 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-3xcq-8mjw-h6mx · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Strapi Vulnerable to SQL Injection in Content Type Builder
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v4.26.1 | Patch Product |
| https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.33.2 | Patch Product |
| https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-3xcq-8mjw-h6mx | Vendor Advisory |