Check Point Advisories

Strapi Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-18818)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-3140
Date Published:	18 Jan 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 18 January, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-18818
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Strapi 1.6.4 and prior Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 10.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 10.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 10.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 11 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 11.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 11.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 11.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.1.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.4 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.5 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.6 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.7 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 12.7.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 13 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 13.0.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 13.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.1.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.4.0 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 14.5 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 15 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 16 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 17 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 18 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 19 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 20 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 21 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 22 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 23 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 23.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 24 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 24.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 25 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 25.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 25.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 26 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 26.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 26.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 4 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 4.8 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 5.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 5.5 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 6.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 6.4 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 6.7 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 7.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 7.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 8 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 8.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 9 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 9.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Alpha 9.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 0 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 1 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 10 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 11 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 12 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 13 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 14 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 15 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.4 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.5 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.6 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.7 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 16.8 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 17 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 17.1 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 17.2 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 17.3 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 17.4 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 2 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 3 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 4 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 5 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 6 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 7 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 8 Strapi 3.0.0 Beta 9
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Strapi. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Strapi Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-18818) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Strapi Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-18818)