CVE-2020-5240 HIGH

CVE-2020-5240: 2FA bypass through deleting devices in wagtail-2fa

Vendor Lab Digital
Product wagtail-2fa
Weakness CWE-285
Published March 13, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In wagtail-2fa before 1.4.1, any user with access to the CMS can view and delete other users 2FA devices by going to the correct path. The user does not require special permissions in order to do so. By deleting the other users device they can disable the target users 2FA devices and potentially compromise the account if they figure out their password. The problem has been patched in version 1.4.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 13, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated