CVE-2024-32507
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hamid Alinia Login with phone number login-with-phone-number.This issue affects Login with phone number: from n/a through <= 1.7.16.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the 'Login with phone number' WordPress plugin by Hamid Alinia. The flaw allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what should be granted, likely through improper validation during the phone number-based authentication process.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the vulnerable plugin is installedGo to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Login with phone number' by Hamid Alinia. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'login-with-phone-number' or similar.Affected if The plugin 'Login with phone number' by developer Hamid Alinia appears in the installed plugins list
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the plugin details to view the installed version number. Compare this to the version that contains the fix.Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version (if a patched version is known)
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Verify if phone number login is enabledCheck the plugin settings under Settings > Login with Phone (or similar) to confirm if phone number-based authentication is active on the site.Affected if Phone number authentication is enabled and the plugin is installed
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Check for unexpected privilege escalationReview user role assignments and capabilities in Users > All Users. Look for users who may have acquired higher privileges than intended, particularly users authenticating via phone number.Affected if Users have gained privileges beyond what was assigned to their role
A user is affected if the 'Login with phone number' plugin by Hamid Alinia is installed and phone number authentication is enabled, allowing authenticated users to escalate privileges improperly.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate the plugin to the latest version if a patch is available, otherwise disable the plugin and seek an alternative authentication solution until a fix is released.
Latest version of Login with phone number plugin (version 1.7.17 or higher)
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Login with phone number' plugin by Hamid Alinia
- 4. Check if an update is available (current affected version is <= 1.7.16)
- 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- 6. If no update appears in WordPress, manually download the latest version from the official WordPress plugin repository and reinstall
- 7. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly and test the login functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32507 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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