Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2023-6506

Description

The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the send_backup_codes_email due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to email arbitrary users on the site.

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Affected products

Wpwhitesecurity/Wp 2fa
cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:wp_2fa:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=2.5.0
WordPress/Wp 2fallm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.5.0
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-2fa

Patches

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdPatch
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-2fa/trunk/includes/classes/Admin/class-setup-wizard.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/caff9be6-4161-47a0-ba47-6c8fc0c4ab40nvdProductThird Party Advisory

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