Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
Published: 2026-09-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-639

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
Title Really Simple Security < 9.8.1 - Unauthenticated 2FA Bypass via Email Provider State Demotion
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:44:06.593Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T19:35:57.025Z

Link: CVE-2026-89080

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T10:41:19.967Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-13T06:16:25.637

Modified: 2026-09-13T11:16:59.650

Link: CVE-2026-89080

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T12:00:04Z

Weaknesses