CVE-2026-14309 Chat On Desk < 1.0.9 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset OTP Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass SMS OTP validation to reset arbitrary user passwords and take over accounts, 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-2026-14309?
CVE-2026-14309 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Chat On Desk Order Notifications, published on 1 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Chat On Desk Order Notifications WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not verify that the one-time password has been validated before processing a password-reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, and take over their accounts when SMS one-time-password password reset is enabled.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14309?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14309 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-2026-14309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggm5-8542-75h6.