CVE-2026-55088

Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor. From 2.6.0 until 3.1.0, Etherpad's src/node/hooks/express/tokenTransfer.ts uses POST /tokenTransfer to store an author token for transfer between browsers and exposes it through GET /tokenTransfer/{uuid}. Although the record includes createdAt, the transfer has no expiration check, is not removed after successful redemption, and is returned by res.send(tokenData), including the raw author token. An unauthenticated attacker who obtains a transfer UUID can repeatedly redeem it, receive fresh author cookies, read the cleartext token, and impersonate the originating author for pad read and write operations. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.0.
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Published : 2026-08-19 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:15


NVD link : CVE-2026-55088

Mitre link : CVE-2026-55088

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55088


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CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-294

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay