CVE-2023-36816
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at Account creation in 2FAuth
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at Account creation in 2FAuth
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-36816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40746
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40746- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-36816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at Account creation in 2FAuth
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-36816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in 2fauth, published July 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.