CVE-2026-8293

Published: Jun 2, 2026Modified: Jul 22, 2026Deferred

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/

Source: contact@wpscan.com

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