SMS Alert Order Notifications WordPress plugin: Privilege escalation
Summary
The WordPress plugin SMS Alert Order Notifications up to and including version 4.0.2 contains a privilege escalation flaw (CWE-266). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it without any user account, which may allow gaining administrator rights on the WordPress site. The CVSS 3.1 base score from the CNA is 9.8 (Critical); a secondary scoring source rates it lower, so the NVD score may change.
Affected
- SMS Alert Order Notifications (WordPress plugin, Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.), all versions up to and including 4.0.2
- Note: the WordPress.org listing shows 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 as current versions in different snapshots.
Fixed in
- Update to version 4.0.3 or later (per the CNA and Patchstack). Not independently verified by the vendor changelog.
Workaround
- No vendor-published workaround known.
- If SMS/OTP functions are not essential, deactivate the plugin until a fixed version is confirmed.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited as of 30 Oct 2026.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.
- No public proof-of-concept or CISA KEV entry found at publication; re-check.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all WordPress/WooCommerce sites with this plugin and record the installed version.
- Update to version 4.0.3 or later, and confirm the fixed version against the Patchstack advisory before reporting a site as patched.
- If no fix can be applied, deactivate the plugin on exposed sites.
- Review WordPress administrator accounts and recent role changes, and monitor for unexpected new administrators.
- Re-check exploitation status in the coming days, as this is a fresh disclosure.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack advisory: SMS Alert Order Notifications privilege escalation patchstack.com
- VulDB entry CVE-2026-116386 vuldb.com
- WordPress.org plugin listing: SMS Alert wordpress.org
- Offseq radar: CVE-2026-116386 radar.offseq.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 30 Oct 2026, 20:21.
Original description (NVD)
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SMS Alert Order Notifications <= 4.0.2 versions.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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