Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-287
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-94256
Open original source · Updated Oct 10, 2026
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Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2026-10-10T02:16:44-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-10T08:16:47-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:55:12-04:00