vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: otp-login: CVE-2024-11178: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 5, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 5, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Login With OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin generating too weak OTP, and there’s no attempt or time limit. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force the 6-digit numeric OTP that makes it possible to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.
Solution
otp-login-plugin-cve-2024-11178
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11178
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3775d48-5985-475e-8fb9-c4c5fd044772?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-34090
- CVE-2024-11178
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-11178
- CWE-288
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-34090
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