---
id: "CVE-2026-110373"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110373"]
title: "Login with phone number WordPress plugin: incorrect privilege assignment lets users escalate"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-18T11:16:36+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:06:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110373", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"}]
---

# Login with phone number WordPress plugin: incorrect privilege assignment lets users escalate

The Login with phone number plugin for WordPress, by Hamid Alinia, assigns privileges incorrectly, so a user can gain higher access than intended. An attacker who can register or log in gets elevated rights on the site.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version under Plugins in the WordPress admin, or `wp plugin get login-with-phone-number --field=version` with WP-CLI
- Review the list of administrator accounts for unexpected users

## Fix

- Update Login with phone number to a version later than `1.8.77`, if the vendor has released one (unknown from the sources)
- If no fixed version exists, deactivate the plugin until one is published

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110373

## From the sources

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hamid Alinia Login with phone number login-with-phone-number allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Login with phone number: from n/a through 1.8.77.

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