# CVE-2026-14561: Authora - Easy Login with Mobile Number < 1.7.7 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via OTP Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can take over any user account, including administrators, by exploiting exposed one-time login codes in the Authora WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh94-hqp6-76h4

## What is CVE-2026-14561?

CVE-2026-14561 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Authora : Easy login with mobile number, 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 Authora : Easy login with mobile number WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 does not keep its one-time login code confidential, returning the code and a valid verification token in the response of an unauthenticated action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user whose registered mobile number they know (including administrators) or to create arbitrary accounts.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14561?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14561?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14561 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14561 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14561 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14561 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Authora : Easy login with mobile number, published on 1 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14561 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Authora : Easy login with mobile number. 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-2026-14561/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14561/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14561
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14561
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14561

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14561/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.