CVE-2018-20231 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the simbahosting two-factor-authentication plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 1.3.13. This flaw allows remote attackers to disable a user's two-factor authentication by exploiting a missing nonce validation for the tfa_enable_tfa parameter. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simbahosting:two-factor-authentication:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.