CVE-2026-27886CWE-200CWE-22CWE-943

Strapi may leak sensitive data via relational filtering due to lack of query sanitization

Critical · published May 14, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.2
EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.2 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.02519 · 84.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'); CWE-943 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
Published
2026-05-14T18:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAY 18:43Z
    Strapi may leak sensitive data via relational filtering due to lack of query sanitization
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