OpenProject: 2FA OTP Verification Missing Rate Limiting

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-33667
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-15 19:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-17 15:38:09 UTC
DescriptionOpenProject is an open-source project management application. In versions prior to 17.3.0, 2FA OTP verification in the confirm_otp action of the two_factor_authentication module has no rate limiting, lockout mechanism, or failed-attempt tracking. The existing brute_force_block_after_failed_logins setting only counts password login failures and does not apply to the 2FA verification stage, and neither the fail_login nor stage_failure methods increment any counter, lock the account, or add any delay. With the default TOTP drift window of ±60 seconds allowing approximately 5 valid codes at any time, an attacker who knows a user's password can brute-force the 6-digit TOTP code at roughly 5-10 attempts per second with an expected completion time of approximately 11 hours. The same vulnerability applies to backup code verification. This effectively allows complete 2FA bypass for any account where the password is known. This issue has been fixed in version 17.3.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000490000 probability, percentile 0.152570000 (date 2026-04-21)

Problem Types: CWE-307 | CWE-307 CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Opf Openproject affected < 17.3.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-234r-45m2-w6cv [email protected] github.com
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