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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-4916 · published 13 September 2023

CVE-2023-4916: Idehweb login with phone number cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Idehweb · Login With Phone Number

The Login with phone number plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This is due to missing nonce validation on the 'lwp_update_password_action' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user password via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.41% · top 67.6% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Login with phone number plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This is due to missing nonce validation on the 'lwp_update_password_action' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user password via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-with-phone-number/trunk/login-with-phonenumber.php?rev=2965324#L2942 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-with-phone-number/trunk/login-with-phonenumber.php?rev=2967707#L2948 Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71083db7-377b-47a1-ac8b-83d8974a2654?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-with-phone-number/trunk/login-with-phonenumber.php?rev=2965324#L2942 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-with-phone-number/trunk/login-with-phonenumber.php?rev=2967707#L2948 Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71083db7-377b-47a1-ac8b-83d8974a2654?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-4916), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.