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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-19609

Strapi Strapi Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Mar 21, 2023 · catalog updated Mar 21, 2023 · Strapi Strapi

Patch now

CVE-2019-19609 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Strapi Strapi against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
54.08%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Strapi Strapi

The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be executed by the execa function. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Strapi Strapiversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-19609

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-19609 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Strapi Strapi against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 54.08%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 21, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be executed by the execa function. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Mar 21, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-19609

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-19609

    30-day exploitation probability 54.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-19609

    The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be executed by the execa functi

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.