The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Really-simple-plugins
Really-simple-plugins really Simple Security
Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Really-simple-plugins
Really-simple-plugins really Simple Security
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Description The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
Title Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T10:39:15.547Z

Reserved: 2026-05-11T08:12:42.273Z

Link: CVE-2026-8293

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T10:39:03.715Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-02T07:16:13.707

Modified: 2026-06-02T14:43:49.920

Link: CVE-2026-8293

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T15:30:11Z

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