Description
Vikunja versions 0.22.0 through 2.3.0 fail to validate the principal type in API token management. Because user IDs and link-share IDs are independent numeric sequences and both resolve through a generic web.Auth.GetID() interface, a link-share JWT whose numeric ID equals a target user's ID is treated as that user by the /api/v1/tokens endpoints. An authenticated attacker can obtain a target's numeric user ID via authenticated user search, then create link shares on an attacker-writable project until the link-share sequence reaches that value, and use the resulting link-share JWT to list, create, and delete the target user's API tokens (including issuing a new token with attacker-chosen scopes under the target's permissions). Fixed in version 2.4.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| go-vikunja | vikunja | 0.22.0 – < 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | >= 0.22.0, < 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844 |
| Go | code.vikunja.io/api | >= 0.22.0 | — | GO-2026-6753 |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: Vikunja 0.22.0 through 2.3.0 Authentication Bypass via Principal ID Collision third-party-advisory