CVE-2026-56813
Published:July 10, 2026
Updated:July 21, 2026
Improper Neutralization of Parameter/Argument Delimiters vulnerability in elixir-plug plug allows an attacker to inject or override HTTP cookie attributes.
The Plug.Conn.Cookies.encode/2 function in lib/plug/conn/cookies.ex builds the Set-Cookie response header by interpolating the cookie value and its path, domain, same_site, and extra attributes directly into the header without neutralizing the ';' delimiter that separates cookie attributes.
An application that places attacker-controlled data into a cookie value or attribute (for example via Plug.Conn.put_resp_cookie/4 when reflecting a username or preference) lets an attacker inject a ';' to append or override cookie attributes (such as Domain and Path scope, or dropping the Secure and HttpOnly flags), enabling cookie tossing and session fixation. Carriage return, line feed, and null bytes are rejected by Plug.Conn header validation, so HTTP response splitting is not possible, but attribute injection through ';' is not prevented.
This issue affects plug: from 0.1.0 before 1.16.6, from 1.17.0 before 1.17.4, from 1.18.0 before 1.18.5, from 1.19.0 before 1.19.5, from 1.20.0 before 1.20.3.
Affected Packages
plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=0.4.1 <1.16.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.16.6plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.18.0 <1.18.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.18.5plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.17.0 <1.17.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.17.4plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.20.0 <1.20.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.20.3plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.19.0 <1.19.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.19.5Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Parameter/Argument Delimiters
EPSS
Base Score:
0.15