Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Versions prior to 2.1.0 have a business logic vulnerability exists in the password reset mechanism of vikunja/api that allows password reset tokens to be reused indefinitely. Due to a failure to invalidate tokens upon use and a critical logic bug in the token cleanup cron job, reset tokens remain valid forever. This allows an attacker who intercepts a single reset token (via logs, browser history, or phishing) to perform a complete, persistent account takeover at any point in the future, bypassing standard authentication controls. Version 2.1.0 contains a patch for the issue.
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| Description | Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Versions prior to 2.1.0 have a business logic vulnerability exists in the password reset mechanism of vikunja/api that allows password reset tokens to be reused indefinitely. Due to a failure to invalidate tokens upon use and a critical logic bug in the token cleanup cron job, reset tokens remain valid forever. This allows an attacker who intercepts a single reset token (via logs, browser history, or phishing) to perform a complete, persistent account takeover at any point in the future, bypassing standard authentication controls. Version 2.1.0 contains a patch for the issue. | |
| Title | Vikunja Vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset Token Reuse | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-459 CWE-640 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-02-27T20:16:29.842Z
Reserved: 2026-02-26T01:52:58.732Z
Link: CVE-2026-28268
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-27T21:16:18.233
Modified: 2026-02-27T21:16:18.233
Link: CVE-2026-28268
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