Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-6506WP 2FA <= 2.5.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Email Sending

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress from melapress. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the send_backup_codes_email due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to email arbitrary users on the site.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
melapress	WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress	0 – through 2.5.0

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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