CVE-2026-13142
Brute-force of plaintext email OTPs in WordPress plugin enables admin takeover
Is CVE-2026-13142 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-13142 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-13142?
CVE-2026-13142 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-13142?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-13142. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-13142 affect?
CVE-2026-13142 affects Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP WordPress plugin <1.4.1, WordPress sites using this plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-13142?
Update plugin to >=1.4.1, enable MFA, rotate admin credentials, audit auth logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force plaintext email OTPs to log in as any user, including admins, enabling full site takeover and admin control.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.4.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.