8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-16766
Wagtail 2FA Authentication Bypass
Description

When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, if someone gains access to someone's Wagtail login credentials, they can log into the CMS and bypass the 2FA check by changing the URL. They can then add a new device and gain full access to the CMS. This problem has been patched in version 1.3.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2019, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16766 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Labdigital wagtail-2fa
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16766 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/13b12995d35b566df08a17257a23863ab6efb0ca
    Added Reference https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/a6711b29711729005770ff481b22675b35ff5c81
    Added Reference https://github.com/LabD/wagtail-2fa/security/advisories/GHSA-89px-ww3j-g2mm
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/13b12995d35b566df08a17257a23863ab6efb0ca No Types Assigned https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/13b12995d35b566df08a17257a23863ab6efb0ca Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/a6711b29711729005770ff481b22675b35ff5c81 No Types Assigned https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/a6711b29711729005770ff481b22675b35ff5c81 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/LabD/wagtail-2fa/security/advisories/GHSA-89px-ww3j-g2mm No Types Assigned https://github.com/LabD/wagtail-2fa/security/advisories/GHSA-89px-ww3j-g2mm Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:labdigital:wagtail-2fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} -0.13%

score

0.35222

percentile

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