GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-4rh7-jwg9-m28m openssl-encrypt accepts refresh tokens as URL query parameters causing token leakage
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- openssl-encrypt
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- Weaknesses
- CWE-598
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-01
Affected packages
• PyPI openssl-encrypt: < 1.4.0 → fixed in 1.4.0
Description
Summary
Refresh tokens are accepted as URL query parameters in the keyserver and telemetry server routes.
Affected Code
```python
openssl_encrypt_server/modules/keyserver/routes.py:214-215
openssl_encrypt_server/modules/telemetry/routes.py:90-91
async def refresh_token(
request: Request,
refresh_token: str = Query(..., description="Refresh token")
):
```
Impact
Tokens in URL query parameters are exposed in:
• Server access logs
• Proxy/CDN logs
• Browser history
• HTTP Referer headers
• Network monitoring tools
This creates significant token leakage risk.
Recommended Fix
• Accept refresh tokens in the request body (POST) instead of query parameters
• Use `Body(...)` instead of `Query(...)`
Fix
Fixed in commit `4b2adb0` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — moved refresh token from Query parameter to POST body via RefreshRequest Pydantic model.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-598 Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String weakness