Google Authenticator <= 0.47 - Improper Authentication

2016-04-28 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 0.48

Affected PluginGoogle Authenticator

Affected Version<= 0.47

CVSS6.5Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Google Authenticator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'google-authenticator/trunk/google-authenticator.php' file in versions up to, and including, 0.47. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to bypass 2FA when logging in with an email address and valid password.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.48, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3bbc23b-94af-4f4f-8b5f-6af41108fd93

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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