GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-4rh7-jwg9-m28m openssl-encrypt accepts refresh tokens as URL query parameters causing token leakage

MEDIUM Published 2026-04-01 Modified 2026-04-01 Official page ↗
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

References