Description
Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability that allows session holders to brute-force account passwords via unthrottled re-authentication endpoints. Attackers with a stolen session can guess the password via /user/settings/totp/disable without lockout, then disable TOTP without a code for persistent account takeover.
Published: 2026-11-08
Score: 6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vikunja before 2.7.1 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability that allows session holders to brute-force account passwords via unthrottled re-authentication endpoints. Attackers with a stolen session can guess the password via /user/settings/totp/disable without lockout, then disable TOTP without a code for persistent account takeover.
Title Vikunja before 2.7.1 Password Brute-Force via TOTP Disable Endpoint
First Time appeared Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
Weaknesses CWE-307
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T01:37:31.762Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:47:14.649Z

Link: CVE-2026-123521

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:41.430

Modified: 2026-11-08T02:16:41.560

Link: CVE-2026-123521

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-08T05:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-307

    Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts