Description
stoatchat before 0.15.5 contains an account enumeration vulnerability in the login endpoint that exposes source file locations in error responses. Unauthenticated attackers can distinguish between registered and unregistered email addresses by comparing error location fields returned from POST /api/auth/session/login requests.
Published: 2026-09-26
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Account Enumeration
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Stoatchat versions before 0.15.5 allow an unauthenticated attacker to determine whether an email address is registered by examining the file path in error messages returned from the login API. This information can be used to target specific users with phishing or credential‑replay attacks. The vulnerability is a classic case of information leakage via error handling and does not directly compromise credentials or data. However, the ability to enumerate accounts increases the attack surface for subsequent exploitation attempts.

Affected Systems

The affected product is stoatchat by stoatchat. Any deployment running a version earlier than 0.15.5 is vulnerable. The product does not provide a specific release pattern, so any release that predates 0.15.5 remains at risk. Users of earlier releases should upgrade to 0.15.5 or later.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.9 indicates moderate severity. Because the exploit requires only sending a POST request to the public login endpoint, the risk of exploitation is non‑negligible. No EPSS data is available, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is an unauthenticated HTTP request to /api/auth/session/login with a crafted email address, resulting in a response that reveals file path details.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 15:29 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade stoatchat to version 0.15.5 or later, which removes the detailed error information from login responses.
  • Reconfigure the application or web server to return generic error messages for authentication failures so that file paths or stack traces are not disclosed.
  • Monitor authentication logs for repeated login attempts with unknown emails and investigate any patterns that may indicate enumeration or phishing attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 15:29 UTC.

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History

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description stoatchat before 0.15.5 contains an account enumeration vulnerability in the login endpoint that exposes source file locations in error responses. Unauthenticated attackers can distinguish between registered and unregistered email addresses by comparing error location fields returned from POST /api/auth/session/login requests.
Title stoatchat before 0.15.5 Account Enumeration via Error Location
Weaknesses CWE-209
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-26T13:23:39.733Z

Reserved: 2026-09-26T02:36:51.809Z

Link: CVE-2026-100677

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-26T14:16:51.717

Modified: 2026-09-26T14:16:51.717

Link: CVE-2026-100677

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T15:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-209

    Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information