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GHSA-9F8M-9547-2GQM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-06 18:30 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:38

Summary

Gophish is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control

Details

Gophish <= 0.12.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The administrative dashboard exposes each user’s long-lived API key directly inside the rendered HTML/JavaScript of the page on every login. This makes permanent API credentials accessible to any script running in the browser context.

Severity ?

6.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gophish/gophish"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.12.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-70963"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-06T19:57:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-06T18:15:55Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Gophish \u003c= 0.12.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The administrative dashboard exposes each user\u2019s long-lived API key directly inside the rendered HTML/JavaScript of the page on every login. This makes permanent API credentials accessible to any script running in the browser context.",
  "id": "GHSA-9f8m-9547-2gqm",
  "modified": "2026-02-06T21:38:15Z",
  "published": "2026-02-06T18:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-70963"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9366"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gophish/gophish"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Gophish is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control"
}

CVE-2025-70963 (GCVE-0-2025-70963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 00:00 – Updated: 2026-02-06 18:37

Summary

Gophish <=0.12.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The administrative dashboard exposes each user’s long-lived API key directly inside the rendered HTML/JavaScript of the page on every login. This makes permanent API credentials accessible to any script running in the browser context.

Severity ?

7.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/9366

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              "baseScore": 7.6,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
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                "id": "CVE-2025-70963",
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                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
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                "timestamp": "2026-02-06T18:36:17.133329Z",
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              {
                "cweId": "CWE-200",
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GHSA-9F8M-9547-2GQM

CVE-2025-70963 (GCVE-0-2025-70963)

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