CVE-2019-16766High· 8.7▾ Twilight2FA bypass in Wagtail through new device path
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 47.8 · likelihood 0.3 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 12.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via OSV
Last analysed / modified upstream
1.5%
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.
There is no workaround at the moment.
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wagtail-2fa 1.3.0Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.