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Security checkNovember 11, 2023

Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability

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High severitynpm @strapi/admin

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Description

There is a rate limit on the login function of Strapi’s admin screen, but it is possible to circumvent it.

Recommendation

Update the @strapi/admin package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

Affected version(s): < 4.12.1
Patched version(s): 4.12.1

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