CVE-2026-11387
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk30th percentile — higher than 30% of all known CVEs
Summary
The SMS Alert plugin for WordPress up to version 3.9.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to take over administrator accounts by changing the email address and resetting the password. This vulnerability is exploitable only when OTP verification for password resets is enabled and the administrator has a phone number set.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain full administrative access to the WordPress site, leading to complete compromise, data theft, content manipulation, and malware installation.
Recommendation
Immediately update the SMS Alert plugin to the latest available version. As a temporary workaround, disable OTP verification for password resets.
Original NVD description (English source)
The SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.5. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like reset the password of any user account, including administrators, and gain full access to those accounts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account. This is only vulnerable on sites with OTP verification for password resets enabled, and where the administrator (or other user) has set a phone number for OTP verification.