CVE-2020-5240

mediumpriority · track · 34OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.00% (63rd) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In wagtail-2fa before 1.4.1, any user with access to the CMS can view and delete other users 2FA devices by going to the correct path. The user does not require special permissions in order to do so. By deleting the other users device they can disable the target users 2FA devices and potentially compromise the account if they figure out their password. The problem has been patched in version 1.4.1.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.5

v2.05.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 4.9
v3.18.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.1 · impact 4.7
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.3 · impact 4.7
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USprimaryCWE-285USCWE-285US
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affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-9gjv-6qq6-v7qm2FA bypass through deleting devices in wagtail-2fa2020-03-13ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact Any user with access to the CMS can view and delete other users' 2FA devices by going to the correct path. The user does not require special permissions in order to do so. By deleting the other user's device they can disable the target user's 2FA devices and potentially compromise the account if they figure out their password. ### Patches The problem has been patched in version 1.4.1. ### Workarounds There is no workaround for this issue. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa](https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa) * Email us at [security@labdigital.nl](mailto:security@labdigital.nl)

  • PYSEC-2020-2192020-03-13vendor · osvUS

    In wagtail-2fa before 1.4.1, any user with access to the CMS can view and delete other users 2FA devices by going to the correct path. The user does not require special permissions in order to do so. By deleting the other users device they can disable the target users 2FA devices and potentially compromise the account if they figure out their password. The problem has been patched in version 1.4.1.

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also known as (6)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdosvnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-03-13modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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