Password change via missing nonce validation
Published Sep 13, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in OTP Login With Phone Number 1.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to change a user's password. The lwp_update_password_action function accepts a password-change request without verifying a WordPress nonce, so an attacker-controlled request executes in the administrator's session. Exploitation requires a site administrator to open a crafted link or page, and the resulting password change can deny the affected user account access.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in OTP Login With Phone Number 1.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to change a user's password. The lwp_update_password_action function accepts a password-change request without verifying a WordPress nonce, so an attacker-controlled request executes in the administrator's session. Exploitation requires a site administrator to open a crafted link or page, and the resulting password change can deny the affected user account access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4916
- Published
- Sep 13, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Hamid Alinia
- Product
- OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.5.6
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