Description
Dancer2::Plugin::Auth::Extensible versions through 0.713 for Perl allow password reset link poisoning via the request Host header in _default_email_password_reset and _default_welcome_send.
Both default emails emit a link of the form `$base/login/$code`, whose authority comes from the request Host header, or from X-Forwarded-Host under behind_proxy (obtained from Dancer2's request->base function). A POST to /login carrying submit_reset and a username needs no authentication: it stores a fresh reset code against that account and mails the account holder a link to a host of the sender's choosing. The welcome mail takes the same path when the application calls create_user with email_welcome set.
Through 0.711 the handlers read `request->uri_base` and `request->base` directly; Versions 0.712 and later provide an uri_base configuration key that defaults to the untrusted `request->uri_base` when unset.
The default configuration with reset_password_handler enabled and the default message text, a recipient who follows the link hands a working reset code to the sender's host, which is enough to take over the account.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABEVERLEY | Dancer2::Plugin::Auth::Extensible | ≤ 0.713 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl-Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible | 0.713.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11564-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | perl-Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible | 0.714.0-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22190-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22190-1 Security update for perl-Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 1, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11564-1 perl-Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.713.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 22, 2026
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/ABEVERLEY/Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.711/source/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Auth/Extensible.pm#L1031-1053
- https://metacpan.org/release/ABEVERLEY/Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.711/source/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Auth/Extensible.pm#L1097-1121
- https://metacpan.org/release/ABEVERLEY/Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.712/source/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Auth/Extensible.pm#L178-194
- https://metacpan.org/release/ABEVERLEY/Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.713/source/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Auth/Extensible.pm#L178-196
- https://metacpan.org/release/ABEVERLEY/Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible-0.713/changes release-notes