CVE-2025-12628
MediumCVSS 6.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs
Summary
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can bypass two-factor authentication and gain unauthorized access to user accounts, potentially leading to account takeover and data breach.
Recommendation
Update the WP 2FA plugin to the latest version that generates backup codes with sufficient entropy.
Other vulnerabilities in WP 2FA
See all- CVE-2026-62142High
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP 2FA from Melapress allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects WP 2FA from n/a through 4.1.0.
- CVE-2026-103514High
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not invalidate a time-based one-time passcode once it has been used, allowing an attacker who knows an account's password and has observed a valid code within its validity window to replay it and bypass two-factor authentication, including on administrator accounts.
- CVE-2026-15372High
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not validate the second authentication factor when one of its supported methods is selected at login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to bypass two-factor authentication and fully access the account, including administrator accounts.
- CVE-2026-12988Medium
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before version 3.1.1.2 does not verify that the email address provided during two-factor authentication setup belongs to the user. This allows an attacker who has obtained a user's credentials to redirect the setup verification code to an attacker-controlled email address and take over the account.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS