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CVE-2025-14427 — Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning [wp-simple-firewall] < 21.0.10

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2025-14427 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning [wp-simple-firewall] < 21.0.10 Missing Authorization Medium 4.3 < 21.0.10 21.0.10 2026-02-18

CVE-2025-14427

A security flaw exists within the Shield Security plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 21.0.9. Specifically, an omission of capability checks on the MfaEmailDisable action allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to disable the global Email 2FA setting across the entire site without authorization.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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