Name: CVE-2026-12492: Improper Authentication
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-12492, CWE-287, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.00498

The Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not verify that a one-time password was actually validated before authenticating a user based on a supplied identifier, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, as well as to create new accounts.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Happy Coders Otp Login Plugin	—	Update happy-coders-otp-login plugin to version 2.8, or a newer patched version	Jul 31, 2026	Jun 25, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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