Plane magic-code login lacks rate limiting, allowing OTP brute force
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Plane, an open-source project management tool, is affected before version 1.4.0. Its magic-code email login uses a six-digit numeric code and does not count failed attempts or limit requests to the verifier, which enables brute force (CWE-307). An unauthenticated remote attacker can guess login codes until one is accepted and gain access to the victim's account.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Plane is an open-source project management tool. Prior to 1.4.0, Plane's magic-code email login uses a six-digit numeric OTP with approximately 20 bits of entropy. The verifier has no per-code failed-attempt counter, and an incorrect code does not increment a counter, invalidate the Redis entry, or lock the email address. The verifier extends django.views.View rather than DRF's APIView, so the configured AnonRateThrottle limit does not apply. The middleware stack also contains no Django-level rate limiter such as django-ratelimit, django-axes, or an IP-throttling middleware. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Plane to version 1.4.0, which fixes this vulnerability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA plane (makeplane) Fixed in 1.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105638
References
More makeplane vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-67866 Hardcoded secret keys in Plane community deployments CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-67865 Account takeover in Plane via unverified OAuth email matching CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-32097 Plane allows server side request forgery via /_next/image endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-67862 Cross-project asset hijacking in Plane allows file takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-67861 Server-side request forgery in Plane webhook delivery via redirects CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-67857 Broken access control in Plane lets members self-join private projects CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
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