WordPress SMS Alert Order Notifications plugin <= 4.0.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Unclear
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.0.3
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: total
Summary
The SMS Alert Order Notifications plugin for WordPress is affected by this vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit it to gain elevated privileges on the affected website, potentially taking control of administrative functions.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
Read the original description
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SMS Alert Order Notifications <= 4.0.2 versions.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
- Posted on X by cve.now
Affected versions
- sms-alert
through 4.0.2
References 1
Questions about CVE-2026-116386
What does this mean?
A low-privilege user of the WordPress SMS Alert Order Notifications plugin can become an admin and gain full control of the website.Source: patchstack.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
WordPress SMS Alert Order Notifications plugin versions up to and including 4.0.2 are affected. To check, look at the plugin version shown on the installed plugins page in the WordPress admin.Source: patchstack.com
What should I do about it?
Update the plugin to version 4.0.3 or later.Source: patchstack.com
Is it being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data