CVE-2026-8293 (GCVE-0-2026-8293)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-02 06:00 – Updated: 2026-06-02 10:39
VLAI
Title
Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
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 for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Really Simple Security Affected: 0 , < 9.5.10.1 (semver)
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Credits
John Umoru WPScan
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