WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-44595
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published December 7, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Calvin Alkan
Description

The WP 2FA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the login_form_validate_2fa function in versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to receive a 2fa login code even if the provider is not enabled for that user.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-2fa (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.0
Patched Version
  • 2.2.1
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