CVE-2026-33667

OpenProject: 2FA OTP Verification Missing Rate Limiting

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2026 at 06:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenprojectOpenproject

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

OpenProject is an open-source project management application. In versions prior to 17.3.0, 2FA OTP verification in the confirm_otp action of the two_factor_authentication module has no rate limiting, lockout mechanism, or failed-attempt tracking. The existing brute_force_block_after_failed_logins setting only counts password login failures and does not apply to the 2FA verification stage, and neither the fail_login nor stage_failure methods increment any counter, lock the account, or add any delay. With the default TOTP drift window of ±60 seconds allowing approximately 5 valid codes at any time, an attacker who knows a user's password can brute-force the 6-digit TOTP code at roughly 5-10 attempts per second with an expected completion time of approximately 11 hours. The same vulnerability applies to backup code verification. This effectively allows complete 2FA bypass for any account where the password is known. This issue has been fixed in version 17.3.0.

Affected

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

v < 17.3.0
Affected range stops below 17.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-234r-45m2-w6cv

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CVSS

7.4HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-307

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