vulnerability · Fri 09 Oct 2026 · 20:49 UTC
GHSA-r6w9-259g-gwrv: Vikunja: Plaintext storage of password-reset/email-confirm tokens in database enables account takeover on DB
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Vikunja stores password-reset, email-confirmation, and account-deletion tokens in the user_tokens table in plaintext. If an attacker gains read access to the database through a backup leak, misconfigured storage, or SQL-level exposure, they can immediately use pending tokens to take over user accounts without knowing passwords. ### Details pkg/user/token.go — genToken() stores the raw random string directly: ```go func genToken(u *User, kind TokenKind) (*Token, error) { tokenStr, err := utils.CryptoRandomString(tokenSize) ... …
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as the pipeline stamped them- High
- High-risk vulnerability — CVSS 8.1
CVE
KEV from CISA · EPSS from FIRST| Id | KEV | EPSS | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-62376 | — | 0.21% | NVD ↗ |
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