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The Login with OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to an incomplete fix for C…
Published:
26 May 2026 at 22:00:00
Alert date:
27 May 2026 at 15:06:57
Source:
nvd.nist.gov
Web Technologies, Identity & Access
The Login with OTP plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.6 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-11178 where rate-limiting checks are only applied to OTP generation, not validation. The 6-digit OTP has no expiration, allowing attackers to brute-force the 900,000-value OTP space. Successful exploitation grants attackers valid authentication cookies for any user account, including administrators, leading to full site compromise.
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Mitigation steps:
Affected products:
WordPress Login with OTP plugin
Related links:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8760
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11178
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.6/lib/otpl-class.php#L361
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.6/lib/otpl-class.php#L419
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.6/lib/otpl-class.php#L424
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.6/lib/otpl-class.php#L427
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/trunk/lib/otpl-class.php#L361
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/trunk/lib/otpl-class.php#L419
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/trunk/lib/otpl-class.php#L424
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/trunk/lib/otpl-class.php#L427
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ad22cb24-e6a0-456f-afe8-88a39acd97d3?source=cve
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