CVE-2024-52586

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability has been found starting in version 4.6.0 and prior to version 5.1.0 that allows an attacker to bypass eLabFTW's built-in multifactor authentication mechanism. An attacker who can authenticate locally (by knowing or guessing the password of a user) can thus log in regardless of MFA requirements. This does not affect MFA that are performed by single sign-on services. Users are advised to upgrade to at least version 5.1.9 to receive a fix.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-pvxr-39g3-m28c	Vendor Advisory Mitigation

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-09 19:15

Updated : 2025-08-15 18:43

NVD link : CVE-2024-52586

Mitre link : CVE-2024-52586

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-52586

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Products Affected

elabftw

elabftw

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CWE-303

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

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