Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9863Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase <= 3.6.0 - Privilege Escalation via Registration due to Administrator Default User Role Value
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase from cyberlord92. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 due to the insecure 'administrator' default value for the 'default_user_role' option. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register an administrator user even if the registration form is disabled.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cyberlord92 | Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase | 0 – through 3.6.0 |
Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f04eab14-dd86-4145-b5eb-20d064bc8417?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-firebase-sms-otp-verification/tags/3.6.0/handler/forms/class-registrationform.php#L194
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3169869/miniorange-firebase-sms-otp-verification#file4