
CVSS 8.1: Vikunja 2.4.0 Patches Plaintext Token Leak Enabling Account Takeover
Vikunja version 2.4.0 addresses a high-severity flaw where password-reset and other tokens were stored in plaintext, allowing database readers to hijack accounts.

Vikunja version 2.4.0 addresses a high-severity flaw where password-reset and other tokens were stored in plaintext, allowing database readers to hijack accounts.

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