# CVE-2022-44595: WordPress WP2FA plugin <= 2.2.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authentication in the WP 2FA plugin, potentially taking over user accounts without valid credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cg72-65f8-rpjf

## What is CVE-2022-44595?

CVE-2022-44595 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Melapress WP 2FA, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Melapress WP 2FA allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects WP 2FA: from n/a through 2.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44595?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Melapress Wp 2fa.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Melapress WP 2FA

- [CVE-2024-32568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32568/): WordPress WP 2FA plugin <= 2.6.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-44587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44587/): WordPress WP 2FA plugin <= 2.6.3 - Sensitive Data Exposure via Log File vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-6520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6520/): WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44595 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44595 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Melapress WP 2FA, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Melapress WP 2FA. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44595/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44595/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44595
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44595
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44595

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44595/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.