CVE-2022-0993
SiteGround Security <= 1.2.5 - Authorization Weakness to Authentication Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Apr 19, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 16, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Pluginsiteground |
|
References
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