VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-6520

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-01-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@wordfence.com: CWE-352
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-352

Primary references