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CVE-2022-2891: 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.

medium Affects wp-2fa (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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.

Package
wp-2fa (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.3.0
Fixed in
2.3.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.9
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published
2022-10-10
Source
nvd

References

CWE-203
NVD recordwp-2fa (WordPress plugin) advisories

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