Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the TOTP failed-attempt lockout mechanism is non-functional due to a database transaction handling bug. When a TOTP validation fails, the login handler in pkg/routes/api/v1/login.go calls HandleFailedTOTPAuth and then unconditionally rolls back. HandleFailedTOTPAuth in pkg/user/totp.go uses an in-memory counter (key-value store) to track failed attempts. When the counter reaches 10, it calls user.SetStatus(s, StatusAccountLocked) on the same database session s. Because the login handler always rolls back after a TOTP failure, the StatusAccountLocked write is undone. The in-memory counter correctly increments past 10, so the lockout code executes on every subsequent attempt, but the database write is rolled back every time. This allows unlimited brute-force attempts against TOTP codes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6ca0151d02fa0e8c7e2181ab916a28e08caaaec8 | Patch |
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2576 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
17 Apr 2026, 21:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja |
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| References | () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/6ca0151d02fa0e8c7e2181ab916a28e08caaaec8 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/pull/2576 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
13 Apr 2026, 16:16
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| References | () https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-fgfv-pv97-6cmj - |
10 Apr 2026, 17:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-10 17:17
Updated : 2026-04-17 21:59
NVD link : CVE-2026-35597
Mitre link : CVE-2026-35597
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35597
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vikunja
- vikunja
CWE
CWE-307
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
