What is CVE-2023-6506?

CVE-2023-6506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Melapress Wp 2fa – Two-factor Authentication For Wordpress, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-6506?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6506 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Melapress Wp 2fa – Two-factor Authentication For Wordpress

CVE-2023-6506

The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the send_backup_codes_email due to missing validation on a user con…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Melapress Wp 2fa – Two-factor Authentication For Wordpress — versions 0
Wpwhitesecurity Wp_2fa

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Product, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6506?: CVE-2023-6506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Melapress Wp 2fa – Two-factor Authentication For Wordpress, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-6506?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6506 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.