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CVE-2022-2891

MEDIUM 5.9 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 10, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-203
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP 2FA — Before 2.3.0
  • wpwhitesecurity wp_2fa — Before 2.3.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46ec-92ed-1c0626522120 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record