Medium

Wallabag user can disable 2FA unintentionally

  • Disclosed: 02.10.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

wallabag was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) which allows attackers to arbitrarily disable 2FA through /config/otp/app/disable and /config/otp/email/disable.

This vulnerability has a CVSSv3.1 score of 4.3.

You should upgrade your instance to version 2.6.7 or higher.

Resolution

These endpoints now require POST method.

Credits

We would like to thank @dhina016 for reporting this issue through huntr.dev.

Reference: https://huntr.dev/bounties/4c446fe7-2a44-4907-b0cf-4ab77d75c487/

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package wallabag/wallabag >= 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.6.7 2.6.7

References

CVSS score 4.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Composer
Package
wallabag/wallabag
Disclosed
02.10.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-56fm-hfp3-x3w3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: wallabag/wallabag

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (12) in the archive
Total entries
12
First → latest
05.2022 04.2025
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 12

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 9
  3. 2024: 1
  4. 2025: 1
  5. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-0737 < 2.5.4 2.5.4
  2. Wallabag user can disable 2FA unintentionally this entry
    Medium · 4.3 ghsa-56fm-hfp3-x3w3 >= 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.6.7 2.6.7
  3. Medium · 5.7 CVE-2023-4454 >= 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.6.3 2.6.3
  4. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-4455 >= 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.6.3 2.6.3
  5. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2023-0734 < 2.5.4 2.5.4
  6. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-0735 < 2.5.4 2.5.4
  7. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-0736 < 2.5.4 2.5.4
  8. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-0610 >= 2.0.0-beta.1, < 2.5.3 2.5.3
  9. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-0609 >= 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.5.3 2.5.3
  10. Medium · 4.0 CVE-2018-11352 >= 2.2.3, < 2.3.3 2.3.3

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