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TI-2020-05852 Aliases CVE-2020-7245GHSA-qrhm-93gw-vg83

Incorrect username validation in the registration process of CTFd v2.0.0 - v2.2.2 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-640Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.

Summary

Incorrect username validation in the registration process of CTFd v2.0.0 - v2.2.2 allows an attacker to take over an arbitrary account if the username is known and emails are enabled on the CTFd instance. To exploit the vulnerability, one must register with a username identical to the victim's username, but with white space inserted before and/or after the username. This will register the account with the same username as the victim. After initiating a password reset for the new account, CTFd will reset the victim's account password due to the username collision.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01166 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ctfd:ctfd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 – 2.2.2VulnerableCTFd
  • cpe:2.3:a:ctfd:ctfd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 – 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·CTFd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7245
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrhm-93gw-vg83

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