VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-0993

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability7.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references