Vikunja: Plaintext storage of password-reset/email-confirm tokens in database enables account takeover on DB read access — GHSA-R6W9-259G-GWRV

Summary

### Summary 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…

Timeline

Published by source

2026-10-09

Risk context

• Reported severity or threat level: high.
• Reported CVSS score: 8.1 out of 10.
• Review exposure for the affected product or family: go: code.vikunja.io/api.

Product

go: code.vikunja.io/api

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

Evidence and provenance

Canonical advisory ID

GHSA-R6W9-259G-GWRV

Source

GitHub

Vendor

GitHub

Published by source

2026-10-09

Last source activity

2026-10-09

Additional identifiers

CVE-2026-62376

Curated by

hlukh.ch

Related advisories and connections

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