Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability - @strapi/plugin-users-permissions

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/plugin-users-permissions package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

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

References

• GHSA-24q2-59hm-rh9r
• CVE-2023-38507
• CWE-770
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Strapi Improper Rate Limiting vulnerability - CVE-2023-38507
• Unauthorized Access to Private Fields in User Registration API - @strapi/plugin-users-permissions - CVE-2023-39345
• Strapi plugins vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection and Remote Code Execution in the Users-Permissions Plugin - CVE-2023-22621
• Strapi has a rate limit bypass on users-permissions plugin via attacker-controlled email keying - CVE-2025-64526

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Tags:

npm

@strapi/plugin-users-permissions