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ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the /api/public/user/login endpoint validates only the username and password before returning the user's API key, bypassing the normal authentication flow that enforces account lockout and two-factor authentication checks. An attacker with knowledge of a user's password can obtain API access even when the account is locked or has 2FA enabled, granting direct access to all protected API endpoints with that user's privileges. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0. Note: this issue had a duplicate, GHSA-472m-p3gf-46xp, which has been closed.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-14 | Published 2026-04-17 | Updated 2026-04-20 | Assigner GitHub_M




CRITICAL: 9.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Product status

< 7.2.0
affected

References

github.com/...RM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-8cwr-x83m-mh9x

github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8607

github.com/...ommit/214694eb83778e1f5e52b3dfa2a99d0e965c1850

cve.org (CVE-2026-40582)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40582)

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