Nginx-UI AuthRequired token cookie fallback enables CSRF against management APIs (0xJacky nginx-ui)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 13 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. From 2.0.0 until 2.5.0, AuthRequired accepts a browser-managed token cookie as an API credential after the front end stores the JWT in that cookie. Because management endpoints do not universally require a CSRF token or perform Origin or Referer validation, a remote attacker can induce a logged-in administrator's browser to submit authenticated cross-site state-changing requests, including POST /api/configs. The attack requires an administrator account without OTP/Passkey or a target endpoint that does not require secure-session proof. The attacker cannot read the cross-origin response but can modify Nginx configuration, trigger reloads, or invoke other management operations reachable with the victim's session. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-33rr-wq23-g6gg — Nginx-UI AuthRequired token cookie fallback enables CSRF against management APIs
- GO-2026-6703 — Nginx-UI AuthRequired token cookie fallback enables CSRF against management APIs in github.com/0xJacky/Nginx-UI
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-95892
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-107809
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nginxui:nginx_ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.0.0 < 2.5.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| 0xJacky · nginx-ui | affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.5.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |