The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | Security Optimizer | unaffected |
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Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account. | |
| Title | Security Optimizer < 1.6.9 - 2FA Bypass via Missing Rate Limiting | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-31T06:00:22.549Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T18:33:08.057Z
Link: CVE-2026-118185
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-31T06:16:33.503
Modified: 2026-10-31T06:16:33.503
Link: CVE-2026-118185
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