Description
The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not bind the account whose password is being changed to the phone number that was actually verified during its OTP password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set a new password on an arbitrary account, including an administrator, by verifying a one-time code sent to a phone number they control.
Published: 2026-10-10
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KEV: No
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History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-640

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not bind the account whose password is being changed to the phone number that was actually verified during its OTP password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set a new password on an arbitrary account, including an administrator, by verifying a one-time code sent to a phone number they control.
Title SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-10T06:00:10.247Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T09:02:44.776Z

Link: CVE-2026-94257

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T06:16:44.717

Modified: 2026-10-10T06:16:44.717

Link: CVE-2026-94257

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-10T08:15:15Z

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