CVE-2024-11178: Login With OTP <= 1.4.2 - Authentication Bypass via Weak OTP

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-288

Description

The Login With OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin generating too weak OTP, and there’s no attempt or time limit. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force the 6-digit numeric OTP that makes it possible to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

Affected products

WordPress Login With Otp Plugin: through 1.4.2

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.4.2/lib/otpl-class.php#L293
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otp-login/tags/1.4.2/lib/otpl-class.php#L317
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3216953/otp-login#file18
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3775d48-5985-475e-8fb9-c4c5fd044772?source=cve

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