GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-f74w-272x-mqcv NocoDB: Refresh Token Cookie Set Without `secure` and `sameSite` Flags
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-46550
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- nocodb
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-614
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-21
Affected packages
• npm nocodb: <= 0.301.3 (no fix yet)
Description
Summary
The refresh-token cookie was set with `httpOnly: true` but missing both the `secure` flag and the `sameSite` attribute. Over plain HTTP the cookie could be intercepted on the network; without `sameSite`, browsers attached it to cross-site POSTs, enabling CSRF against the token-refresh endpoint.
Details
In `packages/nocodb/src/services/users/helpers.ts`, `setTokenCookie` produced the cookie with only `httpOnly`, an `expires` date, and an optional `domain` from `NC_BASE_HOST_NAME` — no `secure`, no `sameSite`. The refresh endpoint `POST /api/v2/auth/token/refresh` (`auth.controller.ts`) read the cookie unconditionally and returned a new JWT, with no CSRF token.
The fix sets `httpOnly: true`, `sameSite: 'lax'`, and conditional `secure: req.ncSiteUrl.startsWith('https')` so the flag is active under HTTPS while still functional on plain-HTTP localhost development.
This is distinct from GHSA-x4vh-j75g-268g (refresh-token lifecycle on password reset) — different root cause, different attack vector.
Impact
• Cookie interception on plain HTTP networks (no `secure`).
• Cross-site refresh: malicious cross-origin pages could trigger token refresh and, combined with any same-origin XSS or open-redirect on the NocoDB domain, capture the new JWT.
• Refresh tokens have multi-day expiry (`NC_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXP_IN_DAYS`), so the exposure window is long.
Credit
This issue was reported by @ik0z.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-46550 NocoDB is software for building databases as spreadsheets. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-614 Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute weakness