mailcow-dockerized prior 2024-07 Two-factor Authentication comparison

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in mailcow-dockerized. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Two-factor Authentication Handler. The manipulation leads to comparison. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-41958. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in mailcow-dockerized. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Two-factor Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparison vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-697. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

mailcow: dockerized is an open source groupware/email suite based on docker. A vulnerability has been discovered in the two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to bypass the 2FA protection, enabling unauthorized access to other accounts that are otherwise secured with 2FA. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must first have access to an account within the system and possess the credentials of the target account that has 2FA enabled. By leveraging these credentials, the attacker can circumvent the 2FA process and gain access to the protected account. This issue has been addressed in the `2024-07` release. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-41958 since 07/24/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2024-07 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f33d82ffc11ed3438609d4e7a6baa78cb3305bc3 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Virtualization Software

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• mailcow-dockerized

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• open-source

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