High

Kimai contains a SameSite cookie vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 19.12.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Kimai 1.30.10 contains a SameSite cookie vulnerability that allows attackers to steal user session cookies through malicious exploitation. Attackers can trick victims into executing a crafted PHP script that captures and writes session cookie information to a file, enabling potential session hijacking.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package kimai/kimai <= 1.30.10 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1275
Platform
Composer
Package
kimai/kimai
Disclosed
19.12.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cv8h-r7r5-vwj9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: kimai/kimai

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (33) in the archive
Total entries
33
First → latest
02.2023 07.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 4
  • Medium 20
  • Low 7

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 2
  2. 2024: 3
  3. 2025: 1
  4. 2026: 27
Severity:
  1. Kimai contains a SameSite cookie vulnerability this entry
    High · 9.8 CVE-2023-53957 <= 1.30.10 no fix
  2. High · 6.5 ghsa-534c-hcr7-67jg < 2.21.0 2.21.0
  3. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2020-19825 < 1.1 1.1

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