# CVE-2024-9861: Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase <= 3.6.0 - Authentication Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass OTP verification to log in as any user, including administrators, if they know 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 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m582-gvhc-6wg7

## What is CVE-2024-9861?

CVE-2024-9861 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in cyberlord92 Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.6.0. This is due to missing validation on the token being supplied during the otp login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they know the phone number associated with that user.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9861?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Miniorange Otp Verification With Firebase.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in cyberlord92 Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase

- [CVE-2024-9862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9862/): Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase <= 3.6.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Change (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9861 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9861 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in cyberlord92 Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase, published on 17 Oct 2024. 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-2024-9861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cyberlord92 Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase. 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-2024-9861/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9861/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9861
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9861
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9861

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9861/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.