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medium 5.9

CVE-2022-2891 json

WP 2FA < 2.3.0 - Time-Based Side-Channel Attack

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-35120

cvss
5.9
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown WP 2FA 2.3.0

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Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46ec-92ed-1c0626522120 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown WP 2FA

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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