CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-85295

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Chartbrew prior to 5.2.3 had four authentication helpers that accepted session tokens signed with CB_SECRET, including known, weak, or shipped-default values. In stock source or repository Docker Compose deployments retaining a default or weak CB_SECRET, an attacker can submit a forged HS256 token decoding to a target user id and impersonate that user across the API and socket layer without the password or two-factor authentication.

Risk Assessment

Impersonating any user, including an administrator, gives the attacker full access to Chartbrew data and functions according to the victim's privileges.

Recommendation

Update Chartbrew to version 5.2.3 or later and set a strong, unique CB_SECRET instead of a default or weak value.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Chartbrew is an open-source web application that can connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create charts. Prior to 5.2.3, four authentication helpers accepted session tokens signed with CB_SECRET, including known, weak, or shipped-default values. The vulnerable surface is session JWT fallback in server/modules/verifyToken.js, verifyUser.js, getUserFromToken.js, and socketManager.js across the API and socket layer. A stock source or repository Docker Compose deployment retains a known, weak, or default CB_SECRET and an attacker submits a forged HS256 token decoding to a target user id. Knowing the symmetric secret lets the attacker create a token that the legacy verification fallback accepts as the target user without that user's password or two-factor authentication. The condition includes stock source and repository Docker Compose installs and any otherwise known or weak CB_SECRET; a bare container where CB_SECRET is undefined is not affected by this fallback path. A forged session impersonates the chosen user across the entire API and socket layer and exercises that user's Chartbrew privileges. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.3.

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