Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce < 2.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via hcotp_auto_login_user
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not verify that a one-time password was actually validated before authenticating a user based on a supplied identifier, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, as well as to create new accounts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce (Unknown): 2.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce | 1.5 to before 2.8 | 2.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected 1.5 to before 2.8 Fixed in 2.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33cg-9r8g-hqm4
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12492 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33cg-9r8g-hqm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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