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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-28128

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-28128

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 May 2021, 14:15 UTC

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

osv:CVE-2021-28128
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:53:41.718874767Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2021-05-06T14:15:08.417+00:00"
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