In JetBrains Ktor before 1.5.0, a birthday attack on SessionStorage key was possible.
Priority LOW 25CWE-326Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
In JetBrains Ktor before 1.5.0, a birthday attack on SessionStorage key was possible.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00548 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w76f-c56x-cr72
References
More JetBrains Ktor vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24413 In JetBrains Ktor before 2.3.5 default configuration of ContentNegotiation with XML format was vulnerable to XXE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-09527 JetBrains Ktor framework before 1.2.0-rc does not sanitize the username provided by the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24414 In JetBrains Ktor before 2.3.5 server certificates were not verified CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-24056 In JetBrains Ktor before 2.3.0 path traversal in the `resolveResource` method was possible CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-12277 SHA1 implementation in JetBrains Ktor Native 2.0.0 was returning the same value. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2019-07426 JetBrains Ktor framework (created using the Kotlin IDE template) versions before 1.1.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-25761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w76f-c56x-cr72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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