What is CVE-2023-6272?

CVE-2023-6272 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thememylogin 2fa, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-6272?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6272 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Thememylogin 2fa

CVE-2023-6272

The Theme My Login 2FA WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not rate limit 2FA validation attempts, which may allow an attacker to brute-force all possibilities, which shouldn't be too long, as the 2FA codes are 6 digits.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thememylogin 2fa
Unknown Tml-2fa — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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-2023-6272?: CVE-2023-6272 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thememylogin 2fa, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-6272?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6272 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.