CVE-2025-9967
📋 TL;DR
The Orion SMS OTP Verification WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password if they know the victim's phone number. This leads to complete account takeover and privilege escalation. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.1.7 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Orion SMS OTP Verification WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Administrator accounts are compromised, leading to full site takeover, data theft, malware injection, and complete system compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise user accounts to steal credentials, access sensitive data, or use compromised accounts for further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and access controls, impact is limited to individual user accounts rather than system-wide compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Attack requires knowledge of target's phone number. No authentication needed to trigger password reset.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/orion-sms-otp-verification/trunk/readme.txt
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Orion SMS OTP Verification'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate orion-sms-otp-verification
Remove Plugin Files
linuxCompletely remove the plugin files from the server
rm -rf /path/to/wp-content/plugins/orion-sms-otp-verification/
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to the vulnerable password reset endpoint
- Enable multi-factor authentication for all user accounts to prevent password-only compromise
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Orion SMS OTP Verification' version 1.1.7 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get orion-sms-otp-verification --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.1.8 or later, or confirm plugin is not installed/active📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual password reset requests, especially from unfamiliar IP addresses
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from different IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=orion_sms_otp_reset_password
- Unusual spikes in SMS OTP requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("orion_sms_otp_reset_password" OR "password reset" AND "sms")