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CVE-2022-1527: WP 2FA < 2.2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

• WP 2FA: before 2.2.1 — fixed in 2.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP 2FA 2.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0260d5c0-52a9-44ce-b7be-aff642056d16
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0260d5c0-52a9-44ce-b7be-aff642056d16

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