CVE-2026-12492

Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce <= 2.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

2026-06-25 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.8

Affected PluginHappy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce

Affected Version<= 2.7

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2026-12492

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Vulnerability Overview

The Happy Coders OTP Login for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as other users, including administrators.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12492 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ea26b4c-598b-486e-a19b-0bb83774239d

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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