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SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not bind the account whose password is being changed to the phone number that was actually verified during its OTP password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set a new password on an arbitrary account, including an administrator, by verifying a one-time code sent to a phone number they control.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-94257

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-94257

SMS Alert

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "SMS Alert",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.9.6",
        "lessThan": "4.0.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-94257

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

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Event
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