CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-8293

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session without completing the email OTP challenge.

Risk Assessment

An attacker who knows a user's password can bypass two-factor authentication and gain access to the account, potentially leading to WordPress site takeover.

Recommendation

Update the Really Simple Security plugin to version 9.5.10.1 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS