Server session is not invalidated when logout() helper method of Authentication module is used in Vaadin 18-19
Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Unsafe validation RegEx in EmailValidator component in com.vaadin:vaadin-compatibility-server versions 8.0.0 through 8.12.4 (Vaadin versions 8.0.0 through 8.12.4) allows attackers to cause uncontrolled resource consumption by submitting malicious email addresses.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01672 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.vaadin:vaadin-compatibility-server (Maven): 8.13.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaadin | Vaadin | 8.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Vaadin | vaadin-compatibility-server | 8.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.vaadin:vaadin-compatibility-server (Maven) | 8.0.0 to before 8.13.0 | 8.13.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c332-w4jm-55wv |
- Vaadin VendorVaadin Affected 8.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- vaadin-compatibility-server VendorVaadin Affected 8.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.vaadin:vaadin-compatibility-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.13.0 Fixed in 8.13.0 Patch available GHSA-c332-w4jm-55wv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c332-w4jm-55wv com.vaadin:vaadin-compatibility-server (Maven) Fixed in 8.13.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31409
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c332-w4jm-55wv
References
More Vaadin vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11539 Server classes and resources exposure in OSGi applications using Vaadin 12-14 and 19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-18603 Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in EmailValidator class in Vaadin 7 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-12014 Possible information disclosure inside TreeGrid component with default data provider CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-11537 Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in EmailField component in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-18604 Directory traversal in development mode handler in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-11543 Insecure temporary directory usage in frontend build functionality of Vaadin 14 and 15-19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-31409 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31409 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c332-w4jm-55wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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