Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the two-factor-authentication plugin before 1.3.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to disable 2FA via the tfa_enable_tfa parameter due to missing nonce validation
Published Dec 19, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the two-factor-authentication plugin before 1.3.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to disable 2FA via the tfa_enable_tfa parameter due to missing nonce validation.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.3.13
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01438) | 72.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01438) | 69.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 29.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.31% (0.04313) | 81.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00795) | 81.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00795) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 80.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 13, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 78.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 77.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 28.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/#developers x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-cve-2018-20231/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/#developers | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9187 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.privacy-wise.com/two-factor-authentication-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-cve-2018-20231/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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