CVE-2026-94256

SMS Alert 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Login with OTP

The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not verify that the account being logged in is the one the verified one-time code belongs to, allowing unauthenticated attackers to sign in as any user with a stored phone number, including an administrator, by completing a code challenge on a phone they control.

Affected

SMS Alert

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 12th percentile

Published

2026-10-10

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38b4e7f9-d73e-4c4d-bb9c-4c2dd1f4d7d9/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry