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CVE-2026-8293: Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-02 · updated 2026-07-22
- Weakness: CWE-287
Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
Affected products
- Really Simple Security: before 9.5.10.1 — fixed in 9.5.10.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Really Simple Security 9.5.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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