Weblate's API Token Not Invalidated on Password Change
Priority LOW 24CWE-613Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to version 5.17.1, when a user changes their password, browser sessions are correctly invalidated via "cycle_session_keys()", but DRF API tokens ("wlu_*" prefix) stored in "authtoken_token" are not revoked. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0027 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed weblate (WeblateOrg): 5.17.1weblate (PyPI): 5.17.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeblateOrg | weblate | before 5.17.1 | 5.17.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | weblate (PyPI) | before 5.17.1 | 5.17.1 | Patch available | GHSA-6j8j-4qp3-36p2 |
- weblate VendorWeblateOrg Affected before 5.17.1 Fixed in 5.17.1 Patch available CNA
- weblate (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.17.1 Fixed in 5.17.1 Patch available GHSA-6j8j-4qp3-36p2
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:weblate:weblate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.17.1 | Vulnerable | WeblateOrg |
- cpe:2.3:a:weblate:weblate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.17.1 Vulnerable ·WeblateOrg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA weblate (WeblateOrg) Fixed in 5.17.1
- Fix · GHSA-6j8j-4qp3-36p2 weblate (PyPI) Fixed in 5.17.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j8j-4qp3-36p2
References
Patch 3
More WeblateOrg Weblate vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-23145 Weblate VCS credentials included in URL parameters are potentially logged and saved into browser history as plaintext CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-38033 Weblate integration with Anubis can lead to Open Redirect via redir parameter CVSS 4.0LOW 2.1
- TI-2022-07893 Remote code execution (RCE) in Weblate CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-41967 Weblate has git config file overwrite vulnerability that leads to remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-26679 Weblate: Privilege escalation in the user API endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-19444 Weblate has an argument injection in management console CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-41519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j8j-4qp3-36p2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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