CVE-2026-12988

MEDIUM

WP 2FA < 3.1.1.2 - Account Takeover via 2FA Setup Email Binding

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 3.1.1.2 does not verify that the email address supplied during two-factor authentication setup belongs to the user, allowing an attacker who has obtained a user's credentials to redirect the setup verification code to an attacker-controlled email address and take over the account.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit exploit vdb-entry technical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8aa6bf91-54ee-4326-a477-31f42284be22/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (1)
None/WP 2FA < 3.1.1.2
Published Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 14, 2026