Name: CVE-2023-6272: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-6272, CWE-307, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.00892

The Theme My Login 2FA WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not rate limit 2FA validation attempts, which may allow an attacker to brute-force all possibilities, which shouldn't be too long, as the 2FA codes are 6 digits.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Tml 2fa Plugin	—	Update tml-2fa plugin to version 1.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 24, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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