# CVE-2023-2706: OTP Login Woocommerce & Gravity Forms <= 2.2 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation

> Unauthenticated attackers can obtain admin OTP codes via AJAX responses to bypass authentication and escalate privileges, requiring knowledge of the target's phone number.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvw7-839w-8f56

## What is CVE-2023-2706?

CVE-2023-2706 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in xootix OTP Login & Register Woocommerce, published on 17 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The OTP Login Woocommerce & Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass. This is due to the fact that when generating OTP codes for users to use in order to login via phone number, the plugin returns these codes in an AJAX response. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain login codes for administrators. This does require an attacker have access to the phone number configured for an account, which can be obtained via social engineering or reconnaissance.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2706?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xootix Otp Login Woocommerce \& Gravity Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2706 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2706 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in xootix OTP Login & Register Woocommerce, published on 17 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: xootix OTP Login & Register Woocommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2706/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2706
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2706
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.