Firebase OTP Authentication <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-54294
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published December 11, 2024
Last Updated December 19, 2024
Researcher stealthcopter
Description

The Firebase OTP Authentication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privilege level and gain access to administrator accounts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug authentication-via-otp-using-firebase (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.1
Patched Version
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