CVE-2019-16766

2FA bypass in Wagtail through new device path

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 29, 2019 at 05:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWagtail 2FA

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.0< 1.3.0 ≤ v < 1.3.0< 1.3.0
Affected range stops below 1.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-290CWE-304NVD-CWE-noinfo

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