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CVE-2023-6272: The Theme My Login 2FA WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not rate limit 2FA validation attempts, which may allow an attacker to brute-force all possibilities, which shouldn't be too long, as the 2FA co

critical Affects 2fa (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Theme My Login 2FA WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not rate limit 2FA validation attempts, which may allow an attacker to brute-force all possibilities, which shouldn't be too long, as the 2FA co

Package
2fa (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2
Fixed in
1.2
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.3th percentile)
Published
2023-12-18
Source
nvd

References

CWE-307
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