CVE-2026-119040 PUBLISHED

Defender Security < 6.4.1 - 2FA Bypass via Unthrottled OTP Verification

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 29.10.2026 Published: 12.11.2026 Updated: 12.11.2026

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Defender Security
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 6.4.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • Karthik Ramakrishnan finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE