CVE-2018-20231: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the two-factor-authentication plugin before 1.3.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to disable 2FA via the tfa_enable_tfa parameter due to missing nonce valid

high Affects two-factor-authentication (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2018-12-19; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the two-factor-authentication plugin before 1.3.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to disable 2FA via the tfa_enable_tfa parameter due to missing nonce valid

Package: two-factor-authentication (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.3.13
Fixed in: 1.3.13
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.1th percentile)
Published: 2018-12-19
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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