WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress <= 2.2.0 — Missing Authorization
CVE-2022-44595Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress wp-2fa
- Affected≤ 2.2.0
- Patched in2.2.1
Update to 2.2.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.2.0. Version 2.2.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.2.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Calvin Alkan.
The WP 2FA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the login_form_validate_2fa function in versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to receive a 2fa login code even if the provider is not enabled for that user.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
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