{"id":"CVE-2026-118185","title":"Security Optimizer < 1.6.9 - 2FA Bypass via Missing Rate Limiting","summary":"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 sec…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-287"],"product":"Security Optimizer","affected":["security_optimizer < 1.6.9"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-01T17:27:56.910781Z"},"published":"2026-10-31","updated":"2026-11-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-01T17:34:17.423Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118185","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/253fe868-0e85-496f-8b01-a8b5107db217/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00286,"epssPercentile":0.21287,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T18:28:50.803Z","slug":"CVE-2026-118185","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `security_optimizer < 1.6.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}