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CVE-2026-14204: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Google Authenticator

0
Medium
Published: 08/06/2026 (08/06/2026, 06:00:13 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Google Authenticator

Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the Google Authenticator WordPress plugin versions before 0.56. The plugin does not verify a CSRF nonce when saving the two-factor authentication setup, allowing an attacker to trick a logged-in user into overwriting their own 2FA secret with an attacker-controlled value. This can enable the attacker to lock the victim out of their account by enabling two-factor authentication with the attacker's secret.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Google Authenticator

Affected versions
>=0 <0.56

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/13/2026, 17:00:47 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-14204 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Google Authenticator WordPress plugin prior to version 0.56. The plugin fails to verify a CSRF nonce during the process of saving the two-factor authentication setup. This flaw allows an attacker to coerce a logged-in user into replacing their 2FA secret with one controlled by the attacker. As a result, the attacker can enable two-factor authentication on the victim's account using their own secret, effectively locking the legitimate user out of their account.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a logged-in user to unknowingly overwrite their two-factor authentication secret with an attacker-controlled value. This leads to the attacker enabling two-factor authentication on the victim's account, which locks the victim out and denies them access. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact stated, but the integrity of the victim's account access is compromised.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official fix or patch is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply any official patches once available. Until then, caution should be exercised when interacting with untrusted links or sites while logged into WordPress with this plugin. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
WPScan
Date Reserved
2026-06-30T09:37:38.620Z
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a742932bf8831d53945d6b1

Added to database: 08/06/2026, 06:26:58 UTC

Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 17:00:47 UTC

Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:32 UTC

Views: 39

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