# CVE-2024-8796: Insufficient Default OTP Shared Secret Length

- Also known as: GHSA-QJXF-MC72-WJR2
- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.0
- Published: 2024-09-17 · Updated: 2024-09-20

## Affected

- devise-two-factor: from 4.0.0, fixed in 6.0.0
- devise-two-factor (RubyGems): from 4.0.0, fixed in 6.0.0
- devise-two-factor (RubyGems): 1.0.0

## Description

Under the default configuration, Devise-Two-Factor versions >= 2.2.0 & < 6.0.0 generate TOTP shared secrets that are 120 bits instead of the 128-bit minimum defined by RFC 4226. Using a shared secret shorter than the minimum to generate a multi-factor authentication code could make it easier for an attacker to guess the shared secret and generate valid TOTP codes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on devise-two-factor, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/devise-two-factor/devise-two-factor/security/advisories/GHSA-qjxf-mc72-wjr2

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