Missing authorization in miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.1. This is due to the `um_reset_password_process_hook()` function performing no server-side verification that the OTP validation step was completed, and relying solely on a public `form_nonce` nonce that the plugin itself emits to unauthenticated visitors via the `moumprvar` JavaScript object on the Ultimate Member password reset page, while still accepting the attacker-controlled `username_b` parameter to target any WordPress user without role restriction or any binding to a previously validated OTP session. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain a freshly generated password-reset URL for an arbitrary Administrator account — returned in a 302 `Location` header — and use it to take full control of that account. Exploitation requires the Ultimate Member Password Reset Form integration to be active and the plugin to not be configured for phone-only reset.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| miniOrange | miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications | up to 5.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications VendorminiOrange Affected up to 5.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26hr-8h4j-gxx3
References
Other 10
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d34f4e77-f384-4d84-be32-0d349962b614?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.1/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L372
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.1/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.1/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L181
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.1/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L98
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.0/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L372
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.0/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.0/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L181
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-otp-verification/tags/5.5.0/handler/forms/class-moumpasswordreset.php#L98
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3595061%40miniorange-otp-verification&new=3595061%40miniorange-otp-verification
More miniOrange vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05558 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating < 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02794 WordPress Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) <= 7.6.4 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15071 WordPress OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) Plugin <= 6.23.3 is vulnerable to Broken Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-22592 WordPress Plugin Backup and Restore 1.0.3 Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-04605 Active Directory Integration < 4.1.10 - Unauthenticated Log Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-09173 Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) <= 1.15.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-14245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26hr-8h4j-gxx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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