CVE-2018-20231
HIGHtwo-factor-authentication < 1.3.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via tfa_enable_tfa Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
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 validation.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-cve-2018-20231/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/#developers
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0144
EPSS Percentile
70.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-352
Status
published
Products (1)
simbahosting/two-factor-authentication
< 1.3.13
Published
Dec 19, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026