{"id":"CVE-2020-13961","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-13961","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:36:04.307Z","title":"Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation.","description":"Strapi before 3.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions because templates are stored in a global variable without any sanitation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the email template for both password reset and account confirmation emails.","published":"2020-06-19T17:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:54:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["strapi/strapi"],"epss":{"score":0.01666,"percentile":0.76615,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183045","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/6599","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v3.0.2","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13961","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}