PT-2023-32585 · WordPress · Theme My Login 2Fa

Joost Grunwald · Published 2023-12-18 · Updated 2023-12-22 · CVE-2023-6272

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Theme My Login 2FA WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2

Description The issue allows an attacker to brute-force all possibilities of 2FA codes, which are 6 digits long, due to the lack of rate limiting on 2FA validation attempts.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2, update to version 1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing custom rate limiting on 2FA validation attempts to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6272

Affected Products

Theme My Login 2Fa

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a03243ea-fee7-46e4-8037-a228afc5297a · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6272 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1736842774136098875 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/64951 · Telegram Post