hexpm hex.pm Reset Your Password Page password_reset.ex session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in hexpm hex.pm. This affects an unknown part in the library lib/hexpm/accounts/password_reset.ex of the component Reset Your Password Page. Such manipulation leads to session expiration. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21622. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in hexpm hex.pm (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library lib/hexpm/accounts/password_reset.ex of the component Reset Your Password Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset' module) allows Account Takeover. Password reset tokens generated via the "Reset your password" flow do not expire. When a user requests a password reset, Hex sends an email containing a reset link with a token. This token remains valid indefinitely until used. There is no time-based expiration enforced. If a user's historical emails are exposed through a data breach (e.g., a leaked mailbox archive), any unused password reset email contained in that dataset could be used by an attacker to reset the victim's password. The attacker does not need current access to the victim's email account, only access to a previously leaked copy of the reset email. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm/accounts/password_reset.ex and program routines 'Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset':can_reset?/3. This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before bb0e42091995945deef10556f58d046a52eb7884.

The weakness was shared by Michael Lubas as GHSA-6r94-pvwf-mxqm. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-21622 since 01/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch bb0e42091995945deef10556f58d046a52eb7884 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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Patch: bb0e42091995945deef10556f58d046a52eb7884

Timelineinfo

01/01/2026 CVE reserved
03/06/2026 +64 days Advisory disclosed
03/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/17/2026 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-6r94-pvwf-mxqm
Researcher: Michael Lubas
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-21622 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349274

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2026 06:22
Updated: 03/17/2026 20:06
Changes: 03/06/2026 06:22 (69), 03/10/2026 13:32 (1), 03/17/2026 20:06 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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