What is CVE-2022-2891?

CVE-2022-2891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwhitesecurity Wp_2fa, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-2891?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2891 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wpwhitesecurity Wp_2fa

CVE-2022-2891

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Wpwhitesecurity Wp_2fa
Unknown Wp 2fa — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-203 — Observable Discrepancy

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2891?: CVE-2022-2891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwhitesecurity Wp_2fa, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-2891?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2891 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.