---
id: "CVE-2026-118202"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118202"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118202"]
title: "WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin: two-factor step can be bypassed"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "two-factor-auth", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-at-3.4.1-or-later", "two-factor-not-enabled"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T07:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T07:25:04+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T07:25:46+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118202", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T07:25:04+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin: two-factor step can be bypassed

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118202 (this .md is for agents)

The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login. An attacker who knows a protected user's password can skip the second factor by sending a crafted request header.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Limit Login Attempts Security plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins; affected if below `3.4.1`.
- Confirm whether two-factor authentication is enabled for user accounts through the plugin.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T07:25:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118202

## From the sources

The Limit Login Attempts Security  WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.

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