CVE-2020-8123Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated service restart via malformed plugin name

Published Feb 4, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Strapi 3.0.0-beta.18.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to restart the application. The admin plugin install and uninstall controllers accept a plugin name beginning with a hyphen, pass it to the Strapi CLI as an npm argument, and invoke strapi.reload(). Administrative access to the network-exposed admin console is required; exploitation interrupts service by forcing an application restart.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Strapi 3.0.0-beta.18.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to restart the application. The admin plugin install and uninstall controllers accept a plugin name beginning with a hyphen, pass it to the Strapi CLI as an npm argument, and invoke strapi.reload(). Administrative access to the network-exposed admin console is required; exploitation interrupts service by forcing an application restart.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8123
Published
Feb 4, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Strapi
Product
Strapi
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 4, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v3.0.0-beta.18.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Strapi · Strapiversion=v3.0.0-beta.18.4

Published CVSS scores

4.9GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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