GHSA-f5pp-pmq8-gp46
Passbolt Api Retrieval of HTTP-only cookies
Passbolt uses three cookies: a session cookie, a CSRF protection cookie and a cookie to keep track of the multiple-factor authentication process.
Both the session cookie and the mfa cookie are properly set HTTP-only to prevent an attacker from retrieving the content of those cookies if they managed to exploit an XSS.
The /auth/verify.json endpoint returns a JSON that, among other things, contains the cookies sent in the request. (similar to the TRACE HTTP method)
An attacker who manages to leverage an XSS vulnerability could retrieve the session cookies of a legitimate user, effectively granting them the ability to retrieve information (such as encrypted password list or group list) without requiring user interaction.
This vulnerability has a low impact, but no immediate risk due to it requiring the exploitation of an XSS vulnerability that has yet to be found.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used 3.7
Passbolt Api Retrieval of HTTP-only cookies
Passbolt uses three cookies: a session cookie, a CSRF protection cookie and a cookie to keep track of the multiple-factor authentication process.
Both the session cookie and the mfa cookie are properly set HTTP-only to prevent an attacker from retrieving the content of those cookies if they managed to exploit an XSS.
The /auth/verify.json endpoint returns a JSON that, among other things, contains the cookies sent in the request. (similar to the TRACE HTTP method)
An attacker who manages to leverage an XSS vulnerability could retrieve the session cookies of a legitimate user, effectively granting them the ability to retrieve information (such as encrypted password list or group list) without requiring user interaction.
This vulnerability has a low impact, but no immediate risk due to it requiring the exploitation of an XSS vulnerability that has yet to be found.
- Record
GHSA-f5pp-pmq8-gp46- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 3.7
Passbolt Api Retrieval of HTTP-only cookies
Passbolt uses three cookies: a session cookie, a CSRF protection cookie and a cookie to keep track of the multiple-factor authentication process.
Both the session cookie and the mfa cookie are properly set HTTP-only to prevent an attacker from retrieving the content of those cookies if they managed to exploit an XSS.
The /auth/verify.json endpoint returns a JSON that, among other things, contains the cookies sent in the request. (similar to the TRACE HTTP method)
An attacker who manages to leverage an XSS vulnerability could retrieve the session cookies of a legitimate user, effectively granting them the ability to retrieve information (such as encrypted password list or group list) without requiring user interaction.
This vulnerability has a low impact, but no immediate risk due to it requiring the exploitation of an XSS vulnerability that has yet to be found.
- Record
GHSA-f5pp-pmq8-gp46- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
passbolt/passbolt_apiPackagist | before 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 |
passbolt/passbolt_apiPackagist | before 2.7.0, plus listed versions v1.0.10v1.0.11v1.0.12v1.0.13v1.0.14 Show 40 moreShow lessv1.0.5v1.0.6v1.0.7v1.0.8v1.0.9v1.1.0v1.2.0v1.2.1v1.3.0v1.3.1v1.3.2v1.4.0v1.5.1v1.6.0v1.6.1v1.6.10v1.6.2v1.6.3v1.6.4v1.6.5v1.6.9v2.0.0v2.0.0-rc1v2.0.0-rc2v2.0.1v2.0.2v2.0.3v2.0.4v2.0.5v2.0.7v2.0.8v2.1.0v2.1.1v2.2.0v2.3.0v2.4v2.5.0v2.5.1v2.6.0v2.6.1 | 2.7.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
GHSA-f5pp-pmq8-gp46 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in passbolt/passbolt_api, published May 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in passbolt/passbolt_api 2.7.0.
References
github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api/commit/fbf99fed4b60db5fec97b58a2251a04bb42c1b15
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/passbolt/passbolt_api/2019-02-11-2.yaml
passbolt.com/incidents/20190211_multiple_vulnerabilities
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5pp-pmq8-gp46
github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api