CVE-2025-59843 (GCVE-0-2025-59843)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-26 16:03
Modified
2025-09-26 17:51
CWE
  • CWE-359 - Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
Flag Forge is a Capture The Flag (CTF) platform. From versions 2.0.0 to before 2.3.1, the public endpoint /api/user/[username] returns user email addresses in its JSON response. The problem has been patched in FlagForge version 2.3.1. The fix removes email addresses from public API responses while keeping the endpoint publicly accessible. Users should upgrade to version 2.3.1 or later to eliminate exposure. There are no workarounds for this vulnerability.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FlagForgeCTF flagForge Version: >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.1
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