The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not verify that the account being logged in is the one the verified one-time code belongs to, allowing unauthenticated attackers to sign in as any user with a stored phone number, including an administrator, by completing a code challenge on a phone they control.
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Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not verify that the account being logged in is the one the verified one-time code belongs to, allowing unauthenticated attackers to sign in as any user with a stored phone number, including an administrator, by completing a code challenge on a phone they control.
Title SMS Alert 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Login with OTP
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-10T06:00:10.076Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T09:02:42.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-94256

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T06:16:44.590

Modified: 2026-10-10T06:16:44.590

Link: CVE-2026-94256

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