WP 2FA Plugin up to 2.2.x on WordPress Authentication Code timing discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in WP 2FA Plugin up to 2.2.x on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Authentication Code Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to timing discrepancy. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-2891. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP 2FA Plugin up to 2.2.x on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Authentication Code Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a timing discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-208. Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.

The weakness was presented 10/11/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2891 since 08/18/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 2.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35120). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Timing discrepancy
CWE: CWE-208 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP 2FA Plugin 2.3.0

Timelineinfo

08/18/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +54 days 🔍
10/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2026 +1325 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210388
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2022 10:11
Updated: 05/28/2026 03:32
Changes: 10/11/2022 10:11 (41), 10/31/2022 14:59 (11), 05/28/2026 03:32 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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