CVE-2026-55617
Published:June 18, 2026
Updated:August 27, 2026
Hydro contains an insufficient session expiration vulnerability in its session recreation logic. When a session is recreated, including during logout or other session renewal flows, Hydro creates a new session token but does not delete the previous server-side session token. As a result, an old sid cookie may remain valid even after the legitimate user logs out or the session is recreated. An attacker who has obtained a victim's previous sid cookie can replay that cookie over HTTP or HTTPS and continue to access the affected Hydro instance as the victim. The attacker does not need the victim's username or password. Exploitation requires possession of a previously valid stale sid cookie, but no user interaction is required at exploitation time. Successful exploitation may allow account takeover within the affected Hydro instance. For a normal user account, this may allow disclosure of private data and unauthorized modification or deletion of data available to the victim.
Affected Packages
hydrooj (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=4.10.4 <5.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.0.2Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Insufficient Session Expiration