WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress <= 2.9.3 — 2-Factor Authentication Bypass
CVE-2025-12628Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.9.3Update to 3.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- 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≤ 2.9.3
- Patched in3.0.0
Update to 3.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.9.3. Version 3.0.0 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.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 3.0.0, 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 Benjamin Nadarević.
The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to 2FA bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass 2FA protection. Please note Wordfence does not consider this a security vulnerability and previously rejected assigning a CVE ID to this issue. This is being included for informational purposes.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 14| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low2.7 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Insecure Direct Object Reference <4.2.0Update to 4.2.0 | CVE-2026-108066 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤4.1.0Update to 4.2.0 | CVE-2026-62142 | |
| Medium4.3 | Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Bypass ≤4.0.0Update to 4.1.0 | CVE-2026-103514 | |
| Medium4.3 | Two-Factor Authentication Bypass ≤4.0.0Update to 4.1.0 | CVE-2026-15372 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Account Takeover ≤3.1.1.1Update to 3.1.1.2 | CVE-2026-12988 |
- Low2.7Authenticated (Administrator+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
<4.2.0Update to 4.2.0
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤4.1.0Update to 4.2.0
- Medium4.3Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Bypass
≤4.0.0Update to 4.1.0
- Medium4.3Two-Factor Authentication Bypass
≤4.0.0Update to 4.1.0
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Account Takeover
≤3.1.1.1Update to 3.1.1.2
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
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
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.