Uncaught Exception in strapi - CVE-2024-31217
Published: June 12, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126965
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31217
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: strapi.io
Affected software:
strapi
strapi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in the media upload process when handling a crafted file upload request. A remote user can send a specially crafted upload request containing a null byte in the filename extension to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects both development and production environments and causes the server to remain unavailable until it is manually restarted.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31217
Install security update from vendor's website.