CVE-2026-35597

Published: Apr 10, 2026 Last Modified: Apr 13, 2026
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MEDIUM 5,9
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Description

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Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the TOTP failed-attempt lockout mechanism is non-functional due to a database transaction handling bug. When a TOTP validation fails, the login handler in pkg/routes/api/v1/login.go calls HandleFailedTOTPAuth and then unconditionally rolls back. HandleFailedTOTPAuth in pkg/user/totp.go uses an in-memory counter (key-value store) to track failed attempts. When the counter reaches 10, it calls user.SetStatus(s, StatusAccountLocked) on the same database session s. Because the login handler always rolls back after a TOTP failure, the StatusAccountLocked write is undone. The in-memory counter correctly increments past 10, so the lockout code executes on every subsequent attempt, but the database write is rolled back every time. This allows unlimited brute-force attempts against TOTP codes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0003
Percentile
0,1th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 6 Days)

307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj
https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6ca0151d02fa0e8c7e2181ab916a28e08c…
https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2576
https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0
https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj