Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-118185

publishedCWE-287

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.

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Technical severity7.5 highCVSS 3.1 · NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Published2026-10-31Source updated 2026-11-01

Collected2026-11-021 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

No affected-product ranges reported in collected sources.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / score	Vector	Authority
3.1 / 7.5 high	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/253fe868-0e85-496f-8b01-a8b5107db217/[email protected]