6.4

CVE-2026-12988: unknown wp 2fa Missing Authorization

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 14-07-2026Last modified 14-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-12988 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Missing Authorization vulnerability in unknown wp 2fa. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.1.1.2.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 3.1.1.2 does not verify that the email address supplied during two-factor authentication setup belongs to the user, allowing an attacker who has obtained a user's credentials to redirect the setup verification code to an attacker-controlled email address and take over the account.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • wp-2fa≤ 3.1.1.1 (fixed in 3.1.1.2)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links