Insufficient Session Expiration Affecting code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user package, versions <2.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (34th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-CODEVIKUNJAIOAPIPKGUSER-15366371
  • published1 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Feb 2026
  • creditiamsampathk

Introduced: 25 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-27575  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-521  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-613  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user to version 2.0.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Session Expiration in the authentication and session management process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to user accounts and maintain persistent access even after a password change by exploiting weak password requirements and the lack of session invalidation.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1