Craft CMS Allows TOTP Token To Stay Valid After UseGHSA-wmx7-pw49-88jx
MEDIUMFix: craftcms/cms@7c790faGHSA-wmx7-pw49-88jx is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in craftcms/cms. A fix is available for craftcms/cms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
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EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Craft CMS 5 allows reuse of TOTP tokens multiple times within the validity period.
Impact
An attacker is able to re-submit a valid TOTP token to establish an authenticated session. This requires that the attacker has knowledge of the victim's credentials.
A TOTP token can be used multiple times to establish an authenticated session. RFC 6238 insists that an OTP must not be used more than once.
The verifier MUST NOT accept the second attempt of the OTP after the successful validation has been issued for the first OTP, which ensures one-time only use of an OTP.
The OWASP Application Security Verification Standard v4.0.3 (ASVS) reiterates this property with requirement 2.8.4.
Verify that time-based OTP can be used only once within the validity period.
It should also be noted that the validity period of an TOTP token is 2 minutes. This makes a successful brute force attack more likely, since the four tokens are valid at the same time.
Patches
This has been patched in Craft 5.2.3.
References:
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2024/SBA-ADV 2024061701_CraftCMS_TOTP_Valid_After_Use
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | craftcms/cms | ≥ 5.0.0-beta.1&&< 5.2.3 | 5.2.3composer require craftcms/cms:^5.2.3 |
Affected Products
craft cmscraftcmsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for craftcms/cms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update craftcms/cms to 5.2.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wmx7-pw49-88jx 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
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