CVE-2026-7458: Pickplugins User Verification By Pickplugins

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The User Verification by PickPlugins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.46. This is due to the use of a loose PHP comparison operator to validate OTP codes in the "user_verification_form_wrap_process_otpLogin" function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user with a verified email address, such as an administrator, by submitting a "true" OTP value.

Affected products

• Pickplugins User Verification By Pickplugins: up to and including 2.0.46

Published 2026-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.