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.

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-6506

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-5pwx-2rrr-xcvm

Published

January 11, 2024 9:30 AM

Last Modified

June 3, 2025 3:31 PM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: June 14, 2025 6:24 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.