WP 2FA with Telegram <= 3.0 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass

2024-10-14 00:00

István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.1

Affected PluginAuthPress

Affected Version<= 3.0

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2024-9820

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP 2FA with Telegram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Two-Factor Authentication Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.0. This is due to the two-factor code being stored in a cookie, which makes it possible to bypass two-factor authentication.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-784 (Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking in a Security Decision) The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of a cookie, but it does not properly ensure that the cookie is valid for the associated user.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9820 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ccd73030-7185-4302-b3fd-29cbbe716e3e

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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