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GHSA-583X-23H9-F5W7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-19 18:33 – Updated: 2023-04-24 18:43

Summary

Strapi does not verify the access or ID tokens issued during the OAuth flow

Details

Strapi 3.2.1 until 4.6.0 does not verify the access or ID tokens issued during the OAuth flow when the AWS Cognito login provider is used for authentication. A remote attacker could forge an ID token that is signed using the 'None' type algorithm to bypass authentication and impersonate any user that use AWS Cognito for authentication.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.2.1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.6.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-22893"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-24T18:43:51Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-19T16:15:07Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Strapi 3.2.1 until 4.6.0 does not verify the access or ID tokens issued during the OAuth flow when the AWS Cognito login provider is used for authentication. A remote attacker could forge an ID token that is signed using the \u0027None\u0027 type algorithm to bypass authentication and impersonate any user that use AWS Cognito for authentication.",
  "id": "GHSA-583x-23h9-f5w7",
  "modified": "2023-04-24T18:43:51Z",
  "published": "2023-04-19T18:33:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22893"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/46f8f98378338f18b5c6139d0157a8f71bf4de83"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/8bbbd7383a20bb7cb163c8b462baffee559e994f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/eeab43b57707d7ef275076d27be6eabc72bd71a7"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/v4.5.6/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/services/providers-registry.js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Strapi does not verify the access or ID tokens issued during the OAuth flow"
}

CVE-2023-22893 (GCVE-0-2023-22893)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-07 17:07

Summary

Strapi through 4.5.5 does not verify the access or ID tokens issued during the OAuth flow when the AWS Cognito login provider is used for authentication. A remote attacker could forge an ID token that is signed using the 'None' type algorithm to bypass authentication and impersonate any user that use AWS Cognito for authentication.

Severity

8.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-05 16:39 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2338 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases
https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns/
https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vul…

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          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T10:20:31.123Z",
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          },
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            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
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            "url": "https://www.ghostccamm.com/blog/multi_strapi_vulns/"
          },
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            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://strapi.io/blog/security-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-cve"
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