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CVE-2022-0993

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 19, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-285, CWE-306
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

Affected products and versions

  • siteground Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin — Up to and including 1.2.5
  • siteground siteground_security — Up to and including 1.2.5

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record