{"id":"CVE-2025-64526","revision":"9c82b4526aa544cbbb9d25ba4cd22719","records":[{"revision":"9c82b4526aa544cbbb9d25ba4cd22719","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-64526","aliases":[],"title":"Strapi has a rate limit bypass on users-permissions plugin via attacker-controlled email keying","description":"Strapi is an open source headless content management system. In Strapi versions prior to 5.45.0, the rate-limit middleware in the users-permissions plugin derived its rate-limit key in part from `ctx.request.body.email`, including on routes whose body schema does not contain an `email` field (`/auth/local`, `/auth/reset-password`, `/auth/change-password`). An unauthenticated attacker could include an arbitrary `email` value in the request body to obtain a fresh rate-limit key per request, effectively bypassing per-IP throttling on those routes and enabling high-volume credential brute-force, password-reset code brute-force, and credential-stuffing attempts. The rate-limit key was constructed as `${userIdentifier}:${requestPath}:${ctx.request.ip}`, where `userIdentifier = ctx.request.body.email`. On routes that legitimately use email as their identifier (e.g. `/auth/forgot-password`, `/auth/local/register`), this scoping is correct. On routes that use a different identifier (`identifier` for login, `code` for password reset, `currentPassword` for password change), the email field was not part of the route contract, but the middleware still incorporated it into the key, allowing a caller to rotate the value and obtain a unique key on every request. The patch in version 5.45.0 maintains an allow-list of routes that legitimately key on the email field and excludes that key component on every other route the middleware is mounted on. OAuth callback paths (`/connect/*`) are treated identifier-less. On routes outside the allow-list, the middleware now falls back to a fixed identifier-less key, ensuring per-IP throttling remains effective even when the request body is attacker-controlled.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-05-14T18:32:01.998+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-05-16T00:49:25.996+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"strapi","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"strapi\",\n                    \"product\": \"strapi\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"< 5.45.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"@strapi/plugin-users-permissions","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"strapi\",\n                    \"product\": \"@strapi/plugin-users-permissions\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"< 5.45.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-7mqx-wwh4-f9fw","https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/24818","https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/5e0d243cba9830e6f791de6a94798bcde51468db","https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.45.0"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64526","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-64526","identifiers":["CVE-2025-64526"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}