CVE-2025-9967 Orion SMS OTP Verification <= 1.1.7 - Authentication Bypass via Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can take over accounts by changing passwords if they know the victim's phone number, due to missing identity validation.
- 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-2025-9967?
CVE-2025-9967 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in gsayed786 Orion SMS OTP Verification., published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Orion SMS OTP Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password to a one-time password if the attacker knows the user's phone number
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9967?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9967?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9967 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-2025-9967 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9967 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2rc-xv8g-vh3w.