CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Really Simple Security plugin for WordPress versions prior to 9.8.2 is vulnerable to a missing authorization check, allowing authenticated low-privileged attackers to bypass two-factor authentication indefinitely. By exploiting an unguarded code path in the profile-page update handler, attackers can manipulate the system to reset the two-factor authentication grace period, effectively deferring its enforcement. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize updating to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
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Original NVD Description
Really Simple Security plugin for WordPress before 9.8.2 contains a missing authorization check vulnerability that allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to bypass enforced two-factor authentication indefinitely by exploiting an unguarded code path in the profile-page update handler. Attackers can submit a crafted POST request without the two-factor-authentication field to skip nonce verification and trigger delete_two_fa_meta(), which resets the grace period anchor timestamp on every login cycle, causing mandatory 2FA enforcement to be deferred indefinitely.