CVE-2026-8293

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Deferred - contact@wpscan.com

Published

2026-06-02

Last modified

2026-06-02

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected products

• Really Simple Security (Unknown)

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/