9.8

CVE-2024-9863: cyberlord92 miniorange otp verification with firebase Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 17-10-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-9863 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in cyberlord92 miniorange otp verification with firebase. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.6.1.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 due to the insecure 'administrator' default value for the 'default_user_role' option. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register an administrator user even if the registration form is disabled.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cyberlord921 product
Wordpress1 product
  • miniorange-firebase-sms-otp-verification≤ 3.6.0 (fixed in 3.6.1)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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