CVE-2018-20231
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
19/12/2018
Last modified:
17/06/2026
Description
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the two-factor-authentication plugin before 1.3.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to disable 2FA via the tfa_enable_tfa parameter due to missing nonce validation.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simbahosting:two-factor-authentication:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.3.13 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187
- https://www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-cve-2018-20231/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187
- https://www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-cve-2018-20231/



