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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2025-12628

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them

MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin does not generate backup codes with enough entropy, which could allow attackers to bypass the second factor by brute forcing them

CVSS 3.1
6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.21% probability · 11th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Source
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Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.