miniOrange OTP Verification and SMS Notification for WooCommerce: A security weakness
miniOrange OTP Verification and SMS Notification for WooCommerce is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- miniOrange OTP Verification and SMS Notification for WooCommerce
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 10, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jan 10, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update miniOrange OTP Verification and SMS Notification for WooCommerce to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The miniOrange OTP Verification and SMS Notification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `enable_wc_sms_notification` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable or disable SMS notification settings for WooCommerce orders.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N