CVE-2023-6520 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 2.5.0. It stems from improper nonce validation in the send_backup_codes_email function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary emails to registered users if they can trick an administrator or other user into clicking a malicious link. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating low impact (information disclosure) and requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:melapress:wp_2fa:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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