CVE-2023-6520 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6520: WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Vendor Melapress
Product WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 11, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 11, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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