CVE-2026-89080 (GCVE-0-2026-89080)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-13 06:00
Modified
2026-09-13 10:44
Summary
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Really Simple Security Version: 9.5.10.1   ≤
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