---
id: CVE-2026-96228
title: >-
  SSL Wireless SMS Notification <= 3.8.1 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
  to Account Takeover
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 th…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: sslplugins
product: SSL Wireless SMS Notification
affected:
  - ssl_wireless_sms_notification <= 3.8.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T10:34:31.132896Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T10:45:42.545Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96228'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e4947d5-91f3-4b36-b309-7c52c483be3d?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ssl-wireless-sms-notification/tags/3.8.1/sslWireless.php
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/ssl-wireless-sms-notification/ssl-wireless-sms-notification-360-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00475
epssPercentile: 0.41329
ingestedAt: '2026-10-31T05:18:25.267Z'
---

## Overview

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 number to take over that account.

## Affected

- `ssl_wireless_sms_notification <= 3.8.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.