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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Thememylogin 2fa
- Tml-2fa — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a03243ea-fee7-46e4-8037-a228afc5297a (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.