CVE-2022-36071

HIGH

SFTPGo 2.2.0-2.3.3 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Recovery Code Generation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

SFTPGo is configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support. SFTPGo WebAdmin and WebClient support login using TOTP (Time-based One Time Passwords) as a secondary authentication factor. Because TOTPs are often configured on mobile devices that can be lost, stolen or damaged, SFTPGo also supports recovery codes. These are a set of one time use codes that can be used instead of the TOTP. In SFTPGo versions from version 2.2.0 to 2.3.3 recovery codes can be generated before enabling two-factor authentication. An attacker who knows the user's password could potentially generate some recovery codes and then bypass two-factor authentication after it is enabled on the account at a later time. This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.4. Recovery codes can now only be generated after enabling two-factor authentication and are deleted after disabling it.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/security/advisories/GHSA-54qx-8p8w-xhg8
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/issues/965

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-916
Status published
Products (2)
drakkan/sftpgo 2.2.0 - 2.3.4Go
sftpgo_project/sftpgo 2.2.0 - 2.3.4
Published Sep 02, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026