# CVE-2024-56143: Strapi Allows Unauthorized Access to Private Fields via parms.lookup

> CVE-2024-56143: Strapi Allows Unauthorized Access to Private Fields via parms.lookup. CVSS 8.2 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-56143
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:11:45Z

- Published: 2025-10-16 16:07 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:11 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 8.2 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.42%, 36th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-639

## Description

Strapi is an open-source headless content management system. In versions from 5.0.0 to before 5.5.2, the lookup operator provided by the document service does not properly sanitize query parameters for private fields. An attacker can access private fields, including admin passwords and reset tokens, by crafting queries with the lookup parameter. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.5.2.

## Affected vendors and products

- strapi: strapi

## Tracked companies

- [Strapi Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/strapi-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56143)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56143)
- [https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/0c6e0953ae1e62afae9329de7ae6d6a5e21b95b8](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/0c6e0953ae1e62afae9329de7ae6d6a5e21b95b8)
- [https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-495j-h493-42q2](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/security/advisories/GHSA-495j-h493-42q2)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-56143 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-56143.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-56143 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:12:57.238Z