description: The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.
problem types: CWE-285 Improper Authorization
affected:
{
vendor: siteground
product: Security Optimizer – The All-In-One WordPress Protection Plugin
versions:
version: *, status: affected, lessThanOrEqual: 1.2.5, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
baseScore: 8.1
baseSeverity: HIGH
]