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Authentication Bypass in extension "E-Mail MFA Provider" (mfa_email)

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The extension fails to properly reset the generated MFA code after successful authentication. This leads to a possible MFA bypass for future login attempts by providing an empty string as MFA code to the extensions MFA provider.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-4208
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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6 Nov 2026, 01:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Authentication Bypass in extension "E-Mail MFA Provider" (mfa_email)

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Mar 2026, 08:34 UTC

The extension fails to properly reset the generated MFA code after successful authentication. This leads to a possible MFA bypass for future login attempts by providing an empty string as MFA code to the extensions MFA provider.

osv:CVE-2026-4208
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4208",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Authentication Bypass in extension \"E-Mail MFA Provider\" (mfa_email)",
    "summary": "The extension fails to properly reset the generated MFA code after successful authentication. This leads to a possible MFA bypass for future login attempts by providing an empty string as MFA code to the extensions MFA provider.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-4208",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
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                        "fixed": "1.0.7"
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.715793521Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/4xxx/CVE-2026-4208.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4208",
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      ],
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      }
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 513892,
  "published_at": "2026-03-17T08:34:52.141+00:00"
}