vantage6 up to 4.x single-factor authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in vantage6 up to 4.x. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use of single-factor authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-27928. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vantage6 up to 4.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of single-factor authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-308. The use of single-factor authentication can lead to unnecessary risk of compromise when compared with the benefits of a dual-factor authentication scheme. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, if an attacker hacks into a vantage6 user's email account, they can 1) reset the password via email and then 2) reset the 2FA token via email. This way they reduce 2FA to 1FA (email access). Note that most email providers require 2FA to access email, so this issue is not very likely to cause issues. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-27928 since 02/28/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1111 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use of single-factor authentication
CWE: CWE-308 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: vantage6 5.0.0

Timelineinfo

02/28/2024 CVE reserved
06/18/2026 +840 days Advisory disclosed
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1932
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27928 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27928
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372146

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2026 07:37
Changes: 06/18/2026 07:37 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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