CVE-2025-12374

CRITICAL

WordPress User Verification <2.0.39 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3442150%40user-verification&new=3442150%40user-verification&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-verification/trunk/templates/email-otp-login-form/hook.php#L141

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ccb1304-326e-43af-b75d-23874f92ba8b?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0056

EPSS Percentile 68.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (2)

pickplugins/User Verification by PickPlugins < 2.0.39

pickplugins/User Verification by PickPlugins < 2.0.44

Published Dec 05, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026