CVE-2026-8293

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

High · published June 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00394 · 32.4th percentile
Published
2026-06-02T06:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 JUN 06:00Z
    Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
    cvelistv5