Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting ralffreit/mfa-email package, versions <1.0.7>=2.0.0, <2.0.1
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- published18 Mar 2026
- disclosed17 Mar 2026
- creditJan Holtkotter
Introduced: 17 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-4208 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade ralffreit/mfa-email to version 1.0.7, 2.0.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key due to improper resetting of the generated MFA code after successful authentication. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by submitting an empty string as the MFA code in subsequent login attempts.