CVE-2024-11178 Login With OTP <= 1.4.2 - Authentication Bypass via Weak OTP
Unauthenticated attackers can brute force weak OTPs to log in as any user, including administrators, if they have access to the target's email.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11178?
CVE-2024-11178 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in india-web-developer Login with OTP, published on 6 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Login With OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin generating too weak OTP, and there’s no attempt or time limit. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force the 6-digit numeric OTP that makes it possible to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11178?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-11178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86hc-w3w8-r2v5.