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CVE-2026-8293

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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.

Timeline
Published 2026-06-02
Modified 2026-06-02

External references

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Known PoCs on GitHub

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