Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-9967Orion SMS OTP Verification <= 1.1.7 - Authentication Bypass via Account Takeover

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity authentication bypass in Orion SMS OTP Verification. from gsayed786. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official 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

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
gsayed786	Orion SMS OTP Verification.	0 – through 1.1.7

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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