The Login with OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-11178: the rate-limit/lockout check added to `otpl_login_action()` was placed only inside the OTP-generation branch and is never evaluated on the OTP-validation branch, and the generated 6-digit OTP additionally has no expiration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the 900,000-value OTP space for any user account (including administrators) and obtain a valid `wp_set_auth_cookie()` session, leading to full site compromise.
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Wed, 27 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The Login with OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-11178: the rate-limit/lockout check added to `otpl_login_action()` was placed only inside the OTP-generation branch and is never evaluated on the OTP-validation branch, and the generated 6-digit OTP additionally has no expiration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the 900,000-value OTP space for any user account (including administrators) and obtain a valid `wp_set_auth_cookie()` session, leading to full site compromise. | |
| Title | Login with OTP <= 1.6 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via OTP Brute Force | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-307 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2026-05-27T05:31:29.863Z
Reserved: 2026-05-16T18:34:47.484Z
Link: CVE-2026-8760
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-27T07:16:14.927
Modified: 2026-05-27T07:16:14.927
Link: CVE-2026-8760
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Updated: 2026-05-27T07:30:16Z
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