CVE-2024-41958 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Bypass in mailcow: dockerized
An authenticated attacker with target credentials can bypass two-factor authentication to gain unauthorized access to other accounts in mailcow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-41958?
CVE-2024-41958 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in mailcow-dockerized, published on 5 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mailcow: dockerized is an open source groupware/email suite based on docker. A vulnerability has been discovered in the two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to bypass the 2FA protection, enabling unauthorized access to other accounts that are otherwise secured with 2FA. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must first have access to an account within the system and possess the credentials of the target account that has 2FA enabled. By leveraging these credentials, the attacker can circumvent the 2FA process and gain access to the protected account. This issue has been addressed in the `2024-07` release. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-697
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41958?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailcow Mailcow\.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-41958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fcc-q245-qqgg.