Email Verification, Email OTP, Block Spam Email, Passwordless login, Hide Login, Magic Login – User Verification <= 2.0.44 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
| CVE | CVE-2025-12374 |
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| CVSS | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Publicly Published | December 4, 2025 |
| Last Updated | April 30, 2026 |
| Researcher |
lucky_buddy
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Description
The Email Verification, Email OTP, Block Spam Email, Passwordless login, Hide Login, Magic Login – User Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.44. This is due to the plugin not properly validating that an OTP was generated before comparing it to user input in the "user_verification_form_wrap_process_otpLogin" function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user with a verified email address, such as an administrator, by submitting an empty OTP value.
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Vulnerability Details for User Verification by PickPlugins
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug | user-verification (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 2.0.45, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in User Verification by PickPlugins
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | User Verification by PickPlugins <= 2.0.46 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via OTP Verification REST API Endpoint | CVE-2026-7458 | kai63001 | May 1, 2026 | |
| 2 | User Verification by PickPlugins <= 2.0.45 - Missing Authorization | CVE-2026-32497 | Nguyen Ba Khanh | March 23, 2026 | |
| 3 | User Verification <= 1.0.93 - Privilege Escalation | CVE-2022-4693 | István Márton | December 28, 2022 |
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