8.9
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-24772
OpenProject has SSRF and CSWSH in Hocuspocus Synchronization Server
Description

OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. To enable the real time collaboration on documents, OpenProject 17.0 introduced a synchronization server. The OpenPrioject backend generates an authentication token that is currently valid for 24 hours, encrypts it with a shared secret only known to the synchronization server. The frontend hands this encrypted token and the backend URL over to the synchronization server to check user's ability to work on the document and perform intermittent saves while editing. The synchronization server does not properly validate the backend URL and sends a request with the decrypted authentication token to the endpoint that was given to the server. An attacker could use this vulnerability to decrypt a token that he intercepted by other means to gain an access token to interact with OpenProject on the victim's behalf. This vulnerability was introduced with OpenProject 17.0.0 and was fixed in 17.0.2. As a workaround, disable the collaboration feature via Settings -> Documents -> Real time collaboration -> Disable. Additionally the `hocuspocus` container should also be disabled.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenProject to 17.0.2, disable collaboration feature, and disable hocuspocus container.
  • Update OpenProject to version 17.0.2.
  • Disable the real-time collaboration feature.
  • Disable the hocuspocus container.
  • Review synchronization server configurations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-r854-p5qj-x974
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. To enable the real time collaboration on documents, OpenProject 17.0 introduced a synchronization server. The OpenPrioject backend generates an authentication token that is currently valid for 24 hours, encrypts it with a shared secret only known to the synchronization server. The frontend hands this encrypted token and the backend URL over to the synchronization server to check user's ability to work on the document and perform intermittent saves while editing. The synchronization server does not properly validate the backend URL and sends a request with the decrypted authentication token to the endpoint that was given to the server. An attacker could use this vulnerability to decrypt a token that he intercepted by other means to gain an access token to interact with OpenProject on the victim's behalf. This vulnerability was introduced with OpenProject 17.0.0 and was fixed in 17.0.2. As a workaround, disable the collaboration feature via Settings -> Documents -> Real time collaboration -> Disable. Additionally the `hocuspocus` container should also be disabled.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-345
    Added Reference https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-r854-p5qj-x974
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.9
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