CVE-2026-94256

SMS Alert 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Login with OTP

Published Oct 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions sms Alert
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions sms Alert
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-287
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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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 10, 2026, 12:06 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2026, 9:02 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 10, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 13, 2026, 8:36 PM