CVE-2026-8293 PUBLISHED

Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 11.05.2026 Published: 02.06.2026 Updated: 02.06.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Really Simple Security
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 9.5.10.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • John Umoru finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE