CVE-2022-0992

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 19, 2022 Modified: April 08, 2026
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Description

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on initial 2FA set-up that allows unauthenticated and unauthorized users to configure 2FA for pending accounts. Upon successful configuration, the attacker is logged in as that user without access to a username/password pair which is the expected first form of authentication. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302
Source: security@wordfence.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.4%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

siteground