CVE-2025-9967
Critical
Description
The Orion SMS OTP Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password to a one-time password if the attacker knows the user's phone number
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductOrion SMS OTP Verification.
PublishedOct 15, 2025
First seenOct 15, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-288CWE-288
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gsayed786 Orion SMS OTP Verification. | v ≤ 1.1.7 | — |
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