Filament: Multi-factor authentication (app) can be bypassed when recovery codes are enabledGHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c
HIGHFix: filamentphp/filament@45534a6GHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in filament/filament. A fix is available for filament/filament — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 384,993 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
filament/filament🐘filament/filamentReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Filament is a collection of full-stack components for accelerated Laravel development. Prior to versions 4.12.0 and 5.7.0, incorrect challenge-form required-field handling allows app-based multi-factor authentication to be bypassed when recovery codes are enabled. Email-based multi-factor authentication is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 4.12.0 and 5.7.0.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | filament/filament | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.12.0 | 4.12.0composer require filament/filament:^4.12.0 |
| 🐘Packagist | filament/filament | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.7.0 | 5.7.0composer require filament/filament:^5.7.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for filament/filament, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update filament/filament to 4.12.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-52xp-w8hr-xv3c in your dependencies?
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