CVE-2024-6125 Login with phone number <= 1.7.34 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Unauthenticated attackers can take over arbitrary user accounts by brute-forcing weak, unlimited 6-digit password reset codes in the Login with phone number plugin.
- 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-2024-6125?
CVE-2024-6125 is a high-severity vulnerability in glboy OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification, published on 19 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Login with phone number plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 1.7.34. This is due to the plugin generating too weak a reset code, and the code used to reset the password has no attempt or time limit. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing a 6-digit numeric reset code.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6125?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-988h-mp33-6m53.