CVE-2026-119040

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 55/100
Published: 2026-11-12 Modified: 2026-11-12 First seen: 2026-11-12 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 Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
Unknown Defender Security 0 < 6.4.1
Unknown Defender Security 0 < 6.4.1

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

0.17%
Raw Score 0.001720
Percentile 6.6%
Date 2026-11-12

Intelligence Sources

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