Bypass of field access control in strapi-plugin-protected-populate
Impact
Users are able to bypass the field level security. This means fields that they where not allowed to populate could be populated anyway even in the event that they tried to populate something that they don't have access to.
Patches
This issue has been patched in 1.3.4
Workarounds
None
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | strapi-plugin-protected-populate | < 1.3.4 | 1.3.4 |
References
- https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/security/advisories/GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48218
- https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/commit/05441066d64e09dd55937d9f089962e9ebe2fb39
- https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate
- https://github.com/strapi-community/strapi-plugin-protected-populate/releases/tag/v1.3.4
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863- Platform
- npm
- Package
strapi-plugin-protected-populate- Disclosed
- 20.11.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6h67-934r-82g7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: strapi-plugin-protected-populate
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