CVE-2026-8293

HIGH

Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit exploit vdb-entry technical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
None/Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1
Published Jun 02, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 02, 2026