CVE-2026-118185

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 55/100
Published: 2026-10-31 Modified: 2026-11-02 First seen: 2026-10-31 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: High
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
Unknown Security Optimizer 0 < 1.6.9
Unknown Security Optimizer 0 < 1.6.9

Bug Bounty Relevance

55 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.29%
Raw Score 0.002860
Percentile 21.4%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00286
2026-11-12
0.00286
2026-11-10
0.00286
2026-11-09
0.00286
2026-11-08
0.00286
2026-11-07
0.00286
2026-11-06
0.00286
2026-11-05
0.00286
2026-11-04
0.00286
2026-11-03
0.00286
2026-11-02
0.00286
2026-11-01
0.00182
2026-10-31
0.00182

Intelligence Sources

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