The Multi Factor Authentication bypass vulnerability in pgAdmin 4
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by a multi-factor authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker with knowledge of a legitimate account’s username and password may authenticate to the application and perform sensitive actions within the application, such as managing files and executing SQL queries, regardless of the account’s MFA enrollment status.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pgadmin.org | pgAdmin 4 | before 8.6 | 8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pgadmin4 (PyPI) | before 8.6 | 8.6 | Patch available | GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638 |
- pgAdmin 4 Vendorpgadmin.org Affected before 8.6 Fixed in 8.6 Patch available CNA
- pgadmin4 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.6 Fixed in 8.6 Patch available GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* | before 8.6 | Vulnerable | pgadmin.org |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 40 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* Versions before 8.6 Vulnerable ·pgadmin.org
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pgAdmin 4 (pgadmin.org) Fixed in 8.6
- Fix · GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638 pgadmin4 (PyPI) Fixed in 8.6 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 8.6
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-03922 XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4Priority LOW 33
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4215
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7425
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE/
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/f4761f55f7cf6d56d6c5129f921393b0b47fd976
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE
More pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01901 Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-02918 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03867 Code injection in pgadmin4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06875 pgAdmin 4: Cross-user data access and shared-server privilege escalation in server mode CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-02572 pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-00228 Path traversal in pgadmin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-4215 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4215 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-4215 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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