Improper Authentication Affecting nicegui package, versions [,2.9.1)
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- published7 Jan 2025
- disclosed6 Jan 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 6 Jan 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade nicegui to version 2.9.1 or higher.
Overview
nicegui is a Create web-based user interfaces with Python. The nice way.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication due to improper clearing of cookies through the _handle_http function of the air.py component. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the application by exploiting the shared session state across different browsers and modes.