WordPress / WordPress/two-factor
Warn if recovery mode available
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- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 825
- Forks
- 187
- Avg merge
- 2d 11h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 17
Description
It's a known issue that attackers can bypass security plugins by triggering recovery mode. Core mitigates that as best it can, but it's still a possibility. There isn't a way for plugins to opt-out (other than completely disabling the fatal error handler), but it may be reasonable to add a warning to Site Health. That could inform users of the risk of leaving it enabled, so they can judge for themselves, and disable it if they want.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing how the plugin integrates with WordPress Site Health and the linked recovery mode documentation. Confirm how recovery mode can be detected and where Site Health recommendations are registered; done means users receive a clear warning about the risk and can judge whether to disable recovery mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100