CVE-2026-40582
CRITICALChurchCRM: Authentication Bypass in `/api/public/user/login` Allows Bypass of 2FA and Account Lockout
Title source: cnaDescription
ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the /api/public/user/login endpoint validates only the username and password before returning the user's API key, bypassing the normal authentication flow that enforces account lockout and two-factor authentication checks. An attacker with knowledge of a user's password can obtain API access even when the account is locked or has 2FA enabled, granting direct access to all protected API endpoints with that user's privileges. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0. Note: this issue had a duplicate, GHSA-472m-p3gf-46xp, which has been closed.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
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https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-8cwr-x83m-mh9x
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https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8607
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https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/214694eb83778e1f5e52b3dfa2a99d0e965c1850
Scores
CVSS v4
9.1
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.7%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-288
CWE-305
Status
published
Products (1)
ChurchCRM/CRM
< 7.2.0
Published
Apr 18, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 18, 2026