CVE-2023-6520

4.3 MEDIUM
Published: January 11, 2024 Modified: April 08, 2026
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Description

The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the send_backup_codes_email function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails with arbitrary content to registered users via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator or other registered user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed if a nonce is set. By omitting a nonce from the request, the check can be bypassed.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

melapress