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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-94257 EUVD-2026-96133GHSA-vphv-2c5j-m636

SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset

Published Oct 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.3 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— SMS Alert 3.9.6 – < 4.0.3 4.0.3

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