The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the MfaEmailDisable action in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disable the global Email 2FA setting for the entire site.
CVE-2025-14427
MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-02-19. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 9.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 19, 2026
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (2)
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&new=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91dbc521-c24b-4b73-9b70-46d363ccb535?source=cve
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2025-14427?
CVE-2025-14427 is a medium vulnerability published on February 19, 2026. The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the MfaEmailDisable action in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.9. This makes it possible for…
When was CVE-2025-14427 disclosed?
CVE-2025-14427 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 19, 2026, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-14427 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-14427 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14427?
CVE-2025-14427 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-14427?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-14427, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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