The Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 0.56 does not verify a CSRF nonce when saving its two-factor setup, allowing attackers to trick a logged-in user into overwriting their own 2FA secret with an attacker-controlled value, which enables two-factor authentication and locks the victim out of their account.

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The EPSS score is 0.00112.

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Unknown Google Authenticator unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 0.56

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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 0.56 does not verify a CSRF nonce when saving its two-factor setup, allowing attackers to trick a logged-in user into overwriting their own 2FA secret with an attacker-controlled value, which enables two-factor authentication and locks the victim out of their account.
Title Google Authenticator < 0.56 - 2FA Secret Overwrite via CSRF
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-08-06T06:00:13.328Z

Reserved: 2026-06-30T09:37:38.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-14204

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Updated: 2026-08-06T07:30:16Z

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