CVE-2026-12988WP 2FA < 3.1.1.2 - Account Takeover via 2FA Setup Email Binding
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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
- 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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