CVE-2019-19609
The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be executed by the execa function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 54.08% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 August 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- strapi/strapi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 54.1% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163940/Strapi-3.0.0-beta.17.7-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bittherapy.net/post/strapi-framework-remote-code-execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4636Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163940/Strapi-3.0.0-beta.17.7-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bittherapy.net/post/strapi-framework-remote-code-execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4636Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.