Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-2891WP 2FA < 2.3.0 - Time-Based Side-Channel Attack
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WP 2FA from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46ec-92ed-1c0626522120 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description