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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-16766

When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, if someone gains access to someone's Wagtail login credentials, they can log into the CMS and bypass the 2FA check by changing the URL. They can then add a new device and gain full access to the CMS. This problem has been patched in version 1.3.0.

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CVE-2019-16766
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31 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-16766

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Nov 2019, 17:15 UTC

When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, if someone gains access to someone's Wagtail login credentials, they can log into the CMS and bypass the 2FA check by changing the URL. They can then add a new device and gain full access to the CMS. This problem has been patched in version 1.3.0.

osv:CVE-2019-16766
Complete source record
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  "id": "175746ff6cb1ee0a43256b2b0250351f536c6bd1e6629fe036f451fb70b3b19b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16766",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-16766",
    "summary": "When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, if someone gains access to someone's Wagtail login credentials, they can log into the CMS and bypass the 2FA check by changing the URL. They can then add a new device and gain full access to the CMS. This problem has been patched in version 1.3.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-16766",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-16766",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-16766",
        "GHSA-89px-ww3j-g2mm",
        "PYSEC-2019-135"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "d820b648a0dfa4ec765bcfca7d8f0dfb0e36608e"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "13b12995d35b566df08a17257a23863ab6efb0ca"
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                {
                  "fixed": "a6711b29711729005770ff481b22675b35ff5c81"
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              ],
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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                  },
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          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:48.226136380Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/LabD/wagtail-2fa/security/advisories/GHSA-89px-ww3j-g2mm",
        "https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/13b12995d35b566df08a17257a23863ab6efb0ca",
        "https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/a6711b29711729005770ff481b22675b35ff5c81"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-16766",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382184,
  "published_at": "2019-11-29T17:15:11.683+00:00"
}