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CVE-2026-119446

nerves-hub nerves_hub_web — Session fixation in the CLI login flow allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain a user's API token

Description · from the CVE record

Session Fixation vulnerability in the CLI login flow in nerves-hub nerves_hub_web allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain an API token for another user's account via a crafted login link. Starting a CLI login with POST /api/auth/cli_session needs no authentication and returns a polling token, a confirmation URL that carries that token, and a confirmation code. When a signed-in user opens that URL and clicks Confirm, NervesHub.Accounts.verify_cli_session_token/2 creates an API token for the user's account and stores it on the login, and the next poll of GET /api/auth/cli_session/<token> returns it to whoever started the login. The confirmation code is only displayed and is never compared with anything, so it cannot show that the person confirming is the one who started the login. The confirm form carries a CSRF token and the page cannot be framed, so the attacker has to persuade the user to open the link and click the button themselves. This issue affects nerves_hub: from 2.5.0 before 2.5.3.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
nerves_hub_web2.5.0 – < 2.5.32.5.3CNA
nerves_hub_web2.5.0 – < 2.5.32.5.3CNA
nerves_hub_webe6bf11a812d7aa8b69d854ba8ef02d65516f5564 – < 3131f1701194b581ab4b3e5e9d81194fc9c835083131f1701194b581ab4b3e5e9d81194fc9c83508CNA

Scores by source

EEF (CNA)9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

References

advisorygithub.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/security/advisories/GHSA-9vr9-463q-46qprefcna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-119446.htmlrefosv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-119446refgithub.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/commit/e6bf11a812d7aa8b69d854ba8ef02d65516f5564patchgithub.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/commit/3131f1701194b581ab4b3e5e9d81194fc9c83508