CVE-2024-4215: The Multi Factor Authentication bypass vulnerability in pgAdmin 4

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-4215 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-05-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 13-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by a multi-factor authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker with knowledge of a legitimate account’s username and password may authenticate to the application and perform sensitive actions within the application, such as managing files and executing SQL queries, regardless of the account’s MFA enrollment status.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL CommandThe product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.