SB2024120963 - Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in eLabFTW

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52586)

CWE-ID: CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass multifactor authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in eLabFTW's built-in multifactor authentication mechanism when handling local authentication logins. A remote user can authenticate with a known or guessed password to bypass multifactor authentication.

This does not affect multifactor authentication performed by single sign-on services.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-pvxr-39g3-m28c
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pvxr-39g3-m28c