AEGLIX investigation
CVE-2026-96228 research
A source-linked research view connecting vulnerability evidence, reviewed campaign mentions, retained reporting and security tool listings.
Evidence summary
SSL Wireless SMS Notification for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.1. The public final_login_ajax_action handler resolves a user and issues an authenticated session by matching the wp_sslcare_otp table on only the attacker-supplied phone and cap_data, without verifying the SMS OTP or any server-side single-use state. Because cap_data was chosen by the attacker in the public otp_login_ajax_action step (which stores the row before sending the SMS), the finalize step trivially matches and the user is looked up solely by the sslcare_login_phone meta. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know a phone-linked user's nu...
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
- Fresh EPSS data is unavailable; missing values are not zero.
CVSS: 8.1 · EPSS: Unavailable
Source retrieved 2026-10-29T17:34:21.826926+00:00. Read the full record and affected versions before making a patch decision.
Campaign content mentioning this CVE
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No exact mention was found in the checked published campaign content.
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- plugins.svn.wordpress.org
- www.wordfence.com
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