Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
mkhorasani/streamlit-authenticator
main @ 8d30fb5
8
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
16.7%
Coverage
Highlights
Auth Bypass: 8 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.
streamlit_authenticator/authenticate.py: most-fixed (5 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
7 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Auth Bypass: Inconsistent identity lookup keys and uninitialized state reads in cookie-based session handling allowed attackers to spoof session parameters and bypass credentials verification entirely. Security relies on a stable, random identifier mapped accurately to the target user profile.
Auth Bypass: Improper handling of JWT signature decoding exceptions and missing payload validation enabled attackers to present malformed or modified tokens to force a valid login state.
Auth Bypass: OAuth or guest sign-in mechanisms that failed to verify whether a registration identity already existed could overwrite or hijack pre-existing application user accounts.