Unauthorized Account Access via Leaked Credentials in URL Format (Account Takeover )
Critical
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Khan Academy
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firec4t
Vulnerability Details
Technical details and impact analysis
I discovered a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to access user accounts on khanAcademy.com using credentials publicly available on VirusTotal., an attacker can directly authenticate into a user’s account without any secondary verification or alert to the user.
i have reported a similar issue , here's the report ( 2981324 )
this time the email and password of the victim is archived in clear text ( https://en.khanacademy.org/login,██████,,█████████,,,█████████,██████████,Personal )
by entering the mail ( ██████████ ) and password ( ███████ ) in the login , the attacker can easily perform account takeover
Please Enforce 2FA: Make two-factor authentication mandatory, especially for accounts with detected exposure.
## Impact
Full account takeover: Unauthorized access to user accounts with no user awareness.
Exposure of personal blocked: Private information such as learning progress, messages, and linked accounts may be compromised.
Potential financial or reputational damage: If linked to other services, this access may lead to wider exploitation.
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State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Submitted
Weakness
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information