Insufficient token expiration in Serenity
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Apr 27, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Nov 4, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 27, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 27, 2023
Reviewed
Apr 27, 2023
Last updated
Nov 4, 2023
An issue was discovered in Serenity Serene (and StartSharp) before 6.7.0. Password reset links are sent by email. A link contains a token that is used to reset the password. This token remains valid even after the password reset and can be used a second time to change the password of the corresponding user. The token expires only 3 hours after issuance and is sent as a query parameter when resetting. An attacker with access to the browser history can thus use the token again to change the password in order to take over the account.
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