CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-6506
4.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2024-01-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-639, CWE-732
Description
The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the send_backup_codes_email due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to email arbitrary users on the site.
Affected configurations
• wpwhitesecurity wp 2fa (<= 2.5.0)
Related
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-2fa/trunk/includes/classes/Admin/class-setup-wizard.php?rev=2940688#L606 Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3009922%40wp-2fa&new=3009922%40wp-2fa&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/caff9be6-4161-47a0-ba47-6c8fc0c4ab40?source=cve Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-2fa/trunk/includes/classes/Admin/class-setup-wizard.php?rev=2940688#L606 Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3009922%40wp-2fa&new=3009922%40wp-2fa&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/caff9be6-4161-47a0-ba47-6c8fc0c4ab40?source=cve Product, Third Party Advisory