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Critical Risk Disclosed

CVE-2026-7458

The User Verification by PickPlugins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.46. This is due to the use of a loose PHP comparison operator to validate OTP codes 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 a "true" OTP value.

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Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low Priority
0.08%

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)

7-Day Exploitation Trend

Vulnerability Timeline

1 events
May 2, 2026
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.

Threat Actor Attribution

PREMIUM INTEL
Associated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes

Remediation & Mitigation

SOLUTION

Official patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.

# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-verification/trunk/includes/functions-rest.php%23L234?rev=3461175Wordpress
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-verification/trunk/templates/email-otp-login-form/hook.php%23L164?rev=3461175Wordpress
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-verification/trunk/templates/email-otp-login-form/index.php%23L71?rev=3461175Wordpress
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3519113/user-verificationWordpress

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Vulnerability Details

CVSS Base Score
9.8/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published Date
May 2, 2026
Last Modified
May 2, 2026
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