toxicbishop DSA-with-tsx server/routes/auth.js missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in toxicbishop DSA-with-tsx. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file server/routes/auth.js. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-28678. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in toxicbishop DSA-with-tsx (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file server/routes/auth.js. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

DSA Study Hub is an interactive educational web application. Prior to commit d527fba, the user authentication system in server/routes/auth.js was found to be vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials. Authentication tokens (JWTs) were stored in HTTP cookies without cryptographic protection of the payload. This issue has been patched via commit d527fba.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28678 since 03/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Applying the patch d527fba3b3c15f185b9d1e730322dff9248391e4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-10157). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: d527fba3b3c15f185b9d1e730322dff9248391e4

Timelineinfo

03/02/2026 CVE reserved
03/07/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
03/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/12/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-vmxr-562h-rcgg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28678 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349685
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2026 18:03
Updated: 03/12/2026 14:17
Changes: 03/07/2026 18:03 (65), 03/07/2026 20:55 (1), 03/12/2026 14:17 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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