CVE-2026-118185
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-9wr6-gc4g-7v5m ↗EUVD-2026-114584 ↗
description
Security Optimizer versions before 1.6.9 allow unlimited two-factor authentication code submissions during a pending login. An attacker who already knows a user's password may guess the second factor and take over the account.
mitigation
Update the Security Optimizer WordPress plugin to version 1.6.9 or later. Until updated, reduce exposure by protecting user passwords and monitoring for repeated failed two-factor authentication attempts.
fixed in 1.6.9
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-31 06:00Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
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published 2026-10-31 06:29Z
last change 2026-10-31 08:04Z
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