Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12374Email Verification, Email OTP, Block Spam Email, Passwordless login, Hide Login, Magic Login – User Verification <= 2.0.44 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity improper authentication in User Verification by PickPlugins from pickplugins. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Email Verification, Email OTP, Block Spam Email, Passwordless login, Hide Login, Magic Login – User Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.44. This is due to the plugin not properly validating that an OTP was generated before comparing it to user input in the "user_verification_form_wrap_process_otpLogin" function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user with a verified email address, such as an administrator, by submitting an empty OTP value.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pickplugins | User Verification by PickPlugins | 0 – through 2.0.44 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · 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/8ccb1304-326e-43af-b75d-23874f92ba8b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-verification/trunk/templates/email-otp-login-form/hook.php#L141
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3442150%40user-verification&new=3442150%40user-verification&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=