An issue was discovered in Steve Pallen Coherence before 0.5.2 that is similar to a Mass…
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Steve Pallen Coherence before 0.5.2 that is similar to a Mass Assignment vulnerability. In particular, "registration" endpoints (e.g., creating, editing, updating) allow users to update any coherence_fields data. For example, users can automatically confirm their accounts by sending the confirmed_at parameter with their registration request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00896 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed coherence (Hex): 0.5.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | coherence (Hex) | before 0.5.2 | 0.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- coherence (Hex) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.2 Fixed in 0.5.2 Patch available GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coherence_project:coherence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | Coherence Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:coherence_project:coherence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Coherence Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m coherence (Hex) Fixed in 0.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20301
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-20301 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20301 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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