The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Description The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
Title Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T06:00:02.468Z

Reserved: 2026-05-11T08:12:42.273Z

Link: CVE-2026-8293

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-02T07:16:13.707

Modified: 2026-06-02T07:16:13.707

Link: CVE-2026-8293

cve-icon Redhat

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