TI-2026-82938 Aliases CVE-2026-114443 GHSA-cf3c-vhpc-r6rv

Authentication bypass in WordPress Security plugin via 2FA code

LOW 34CWE-287Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-10-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not verify the account password before accepting an authenticator-app two-factor code at login. An attacker who holds a user's current authenticator code can log in as that user, including an administrator, without the password. The flaw is an improper authentication issue (CWE-287). A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not verify the account password before accepting an authenticator-app two-factor code at login, allowing anyone who holds a user's current authenticator code to log in as that user, including an administrator, without the password.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0019 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix Fixed Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal (Unknown): 2.191

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal	before 2.191	2.191	Patch available	CNA

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal VendorUnknown Affected before 2.191 Fixed in 2.191 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update the Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin to version 2.191, the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Fix · CNA Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal (Unknown) Fixed in 2.191

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-30
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 2.191
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82939 Sensitive data disclosure in Security by CleanTalk file viewerPriority LOW 20
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Timeline

2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114443
2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-cf3c-vhpc-r6rv
2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f4a0675-82f0-4bbc-a46b-b88fc3863219/

Sources

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