CVE-2025-12628 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e2d033c-dde6-4774-8588-cbe268c0d797/

History

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them
Title		WP 2FA < 3.0.0 - Second Factor Bypass
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e2d033c-dde6-4774-8588-cbe268c0d797/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2025-11-24T12:58:37.015Z

Updated: 2025-11-24T15:09:10.780Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T09:14:18.190Z

Link: CVE-2025-12628

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-24T15:08:27.768Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-24T13:16:01.223

Modified: 2025-11-25T22:16:16.690

Link: CVE-2025-12628

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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