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CVE-2023-48218

The Strapi Protected Populate Plugin protects `get` endpoints from revealing too much information. Prior to version 1.3.

The Strapi Protected Populate Plugin protects get endpoints from revealing too much information. Prior to version 1.3.4, users were able to bypass the field level security. Users who tried to populate something that they didn't have access to could populate those fields anyway.

This issue has been patched in version 1.3.4. There are no known workarounds.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00296
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

1
strapi protected populate< 1.3.4
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm strapi-plugin-protected-populate MODERATE fixed in 1.3.4
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Nov 2023 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/commit/05441066d64e09dd55937d9f089962e9ebe2fb39Patch
https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/releases/tag/v1.3.4Release Notes
https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/security/advisories/GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7Vendor Advisory
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