The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `MfaEmailDisable` action in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disable the global Email 2FA setting for the entire site.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches unaffected
Version Status Constraints
* affected ≤ 21.0.9

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&new=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= cve-icon cve-icon
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History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Paultgoodchild
Paultgoodchild shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches
Wordpress
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Paultgoodchild shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

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Description The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `MfaEmailDisable` action in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disable the global Email 2FA setting for the entire site.
Title Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches <= 21.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Email MFA Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T04:36:19.188Z

Reserved: 2025-12-10T02:33:33.560Z

Link: CVE-2025-14427

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-19T07:17:35.263

Modified: 2026-02-19T15:53:02.850

Link: CVE-2025-14427

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Updated: 2026-02-19T10:07:02Z

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