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CVE-2024-27928

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Description

vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, if an attacker hacks into a vantage6 user's email account, they can 1) reset the password via email and then 2) reset the 2FA token via email. This way they reduce 2FA to 1FA (email access). Note that most email providers require 2FA to access email, so this issue is not very likely to cause issues. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-17 23:17:02.790000
Last modified
2026-10-27 18:10:00.130000
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  "id": "CVE-2024-27928",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-17T23:17:02.790",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T18:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Prior to version 5.0.0, if an attacker hacks into a vantage6 user's email account, they can 1) reset the password via email and then 2) reset the 2FA token via email. This way they reduce 2FA to 1FA (email access). Note that most email providers require 2FA to access email, so this issue is not very likely to cause issues. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "vantage6 es una infraestructura de código abierto para análisis que preservan la privacidad. Antes de la versión 5.0.0, si un atacante compromete la cuenta de correo electrónico de un usuario de vantage6, puede 1) restablecer la contraseña por correo electrónico y luego 2) restablecer el token 2FA por correo electrónico. De esta manera, reduce la 2FA a 1FA (acceso al correo electrónico). Tenga en cuenta que la mayoría de los proveedores de correo electrónico requieren 2FA para acceder al correo electrónico, por lo que es poco probable que este problema cause inconvenientes. La versión 5.0.0 soluciona el problema. No hay soluciones alternativas conocidas disponibles."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "vantage6",
          "product": "vantage6",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 5.0.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
          "baseScore": 5.9,
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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          "id": "CVE-2024-27928",
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              "exploitation": "none"
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            {
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            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-308"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/main/docs/release_notes.rst#500",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/issues/1932",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-4c5c-2vc3-x5w2",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}