CVE-2026-8469
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in phenixdigital phoenix_storybook allows unauthenticated denial-of-service via BEAM atom table exhaustion.
Multiple LiveView event handlers convert user-supplied event parameter strings to atoms using String.to_atom/1 without validation: 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':handle_set_variation_assign/3 interns every key of the psb-assign params map; 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':handle_toggle_variation_assign/3 interns the "attr" value from psb-toggle events; 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':to_variation_id/2 interns elements of "variation_id"; and 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':to_value/4 interns raw string values for attributes declared as :atom or :boolean. BEAM atoms are never garbage-collected, so each unique attacker-controlled string is a permanent allocation. Once the atom table ceiling (~1,048,576 atoms) is reached, the entire BEAM node aborts, taking down all applications running on it.
This issue affects phoenix_storybook from 0.2.0 before 1.1.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
phoenix_storybookHex | >= 0.2.0, < 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: >=0.2.0, <1.1.0
Patches
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-833p-95jq-929qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8469ghsaADVISORY
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-8469.htmlnvdWEB
- github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/commit/96d524690af0fe197a49f60d18e564a620b9ef81nvdWEB
- github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/security/advisories/GHSA-833p-95jq-929qnvdWEB
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-8469nvdWEB
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