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GHSA-8VH6-V9PF-9WPQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-16 12:30 – Updated: 2025-12-16 12:30

Details

The WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass via brute force in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.16. This is due to weak OTP (One-Time Password) generation using only 6 numeric digits combined with a 10-minute validity window and no rate limiting on verification attempts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the verification code and authenticate as any user, including administrators, if they know the target's phone number, and the target does not notice or ignores the SMS notification with the OTP.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-14002 (GCVE-0-2025-14002)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-16 09:20 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:51

Title

WPCOM Member <= 1.7.16 - Authentication Bypass via Weak OTP

Summary

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-12-16 14:53 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpcom-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpcom-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3411…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
whyun	WPCOM Member	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.7.16 (semver)

Credits

wesley

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