Unauthenticated account takeover via unchecked password change
Published Oct 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Authorization bypass in miniOrange OTP Verification with Firebase 3.6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to change any WordPress user's password. The password-change handler in class-loginform.php trusts a user-controlled account reference and updates the target password without validating the current password or authorization. No authentication or user interaction is required, and selecting an administrator account grants control of that account.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in miniOrange OTP Verification with Firebase 3.6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to change any WordPress user's password. The password-change handler in class-loginform.php trusts a user-controlled account reference and updates the target password without validating the current password or authorization. No authentication or user interaction is required, and selecting an administrator account grants control of that account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-9862
- Published
- Oct 17, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- miniOrange
- Product
- miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.6.0
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