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CVE-2024-13553 SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce <= 3.7.9 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover/Privilege Escalation

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can spoof the Host header to bypass OTP authentication and take over any user account, including administrators.

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-2024-13553?

CVE-2024-13553 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cozyvision1 SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery, published on 1 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.9. This is due to the plugin using the Host header to determine if the plugin is in a playground environment. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to spoof the Host header to make the OTP code "1234" and authenticate as any user, including administrators.

Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13553?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cozyvision Sms Alert Order Notifications.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13553?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13553 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-2024-13553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qjj-4522-pjgp.

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