Passwordless Login by VentraConnect < 1.4.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Email OTP Brute Force
Priority LOW 37CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
The Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not enforce rate limiting or a working attempt lockout on its passwordless email one-time-password verification, and stores the short numeric codes in plaintext, allowing an unauthenticated attacker who knows a registered email address to brute-force the code and log in as that user, including an administrator, leading to full site takeover.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP (Unknown): 1.4.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP | before 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP VendorUnknown Affected before 1.4.1 Fixed in 1.4.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP (Unknown) Fixed in 1.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v566-43gw-4r9h
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-13142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v566-43gw-4r9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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