GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-xw5c-jc7x-gf75 PAC4J has a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

HIGH Published 2026-04-17 Modified 2026-04-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40458
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.pac4j:pac4j-core
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-352
Reviewed
2026-04-18

Affected packages

• Maven org.pac4j:pac4j-core: < 5.7.10 → fixed in 5.7.10 • Maven org.pac4j:pac4j-core: >= 6.0.0-RC1, < 6.4.1 → fixed in 6.4.1

Description

PAC4J is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). A malicious attacker can craft a specially designed website which, when visited by a user, will automatically submit a forged cross-site request with a token whose hash collides with the victim's legitimate CSRF token. Importantly, the attacker does not need to know the victim’s CSRF token or its hash prior to the attack. Collisions in the deterministic String.hashCode() function can be computed directly, reducing the effective token's security space to 32 bits. This bypasses CSRF protection, allowing profile updates, password changes, account linking, and any other state-changing operations to be performed without the victim's consent. This issue was fixed in PAC4J versions 5.7.10 and 6.4.1.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-40458 PAC4J is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery weakness

References