Missing authorization in NORA token management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
NORA, a self-hosted artifact registry and pull-through cache, is affected before 0.9.5. Missing authorization (CWE-862) lets token-management endpoints skip administrator checks. A bearer token with read access can list token IDs, owners, roles and last-use metadata for all users, and a bearer token with write access or a write-capable OIDC identity can revoke arbitrary admin and service tokens, disrupting the registry.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
NORA is a self-hosted artifact registry and pull-through cache. Prior to 0.9.5, `nora-registry` authenticates the token-management UI but fails to require administrator authorization. `auth_middleware()` protects `/ui/tokens` and `/api/ui/tokens`, but state-changing requests are checked only with `role.can_write()`, not `role.can_admin()`. `tokens_page()` and `tokens_list()` call `store.list_all_tokens()`, exposing IDs and metadata across all users, while `tokens_revoke()` calls `store.revoke_token` using the supplied token ID without an ownership or admin check. A read bearer token can enumerate other users' token existence, owner, role, description, expiry and last-use metadata. A write bearer token or write-capable OIDC identity can additionally revoke arbitrary admin and service tokens, disrupting the registry and forcing credential recovery. Read-only identities cannot POST a revocation. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.5.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getnora-io | nora | before 0.9.5 | 0.9.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- nora Vendorgetnora-io Affected before 0.9.5 Fixed in 0.9.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade NORA to version 0.9.5, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA nora (getnora-io) Fixed in 0.9.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59164
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
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