CVE-2024-9863 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2024-9863

Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase <= 3.6.0 - Privilege Escalation via Registration due to Administrator Default User Role Value

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • István Márton

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Affected Vendor

cyberlord92

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Affected Software

Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 17th, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-266

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1484 Domain or Tenant Policy Modification
Defense Evasion
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement