CSRF in Simbahosting Two-Factor-Authentication
CVE-2018-20231
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187 (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20231?
- CVE-2018-20231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simbahosting Two-Factor-Authentication, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20231?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-20231 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.