The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
History

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Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-639

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Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-639

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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': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
Title Really Simple Security < 9.8.1 - Unauthenticated 2FA Bypass via Email Provider State Demotion
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-13T06:00:09.950Z

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:44:06.593Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T19:35:57.025Z

Link: CVE-2026-89080

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:41:19.967Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-13T06:16:25.637

Modified: 2026-09-14T21:10:17.423

Link: CVE-2026-89080

cve-icon Redhat

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