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)
EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Simbahosting Two-factor-authentication
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.