wagtail-2fa up to 1.4.0 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in wagtail-2fa up to 1.4.0. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-5240. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in wagtail-2fa up to 1.4.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 03/13/2020 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-5240 since 01/02/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: wagtail-2fa 1.4.1
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/02/2020 🔍
03/13/2020 +71 days 🔍
03/14/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2025 +1885 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ac23550d33b7436e90e3beea904647907eba5b74
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-5240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151611

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2020 07:49
Updated: 05/12/2025 13:04
Changes: 03/14/2020 07:49 (37), 03/14/2020 07:54 (11), 04/16/2024 11:37 (18), 05/12/2025 13:04 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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