PatchTheCVECVE-2025-4094: The DIGITS: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login WordPress plugin before 8.4.6.1 does not rate limit OTP v
CVE-2025-4094 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting digits. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The DIGITS: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login WordPress plugin before 8.4.6.1 does not rate limit OTP validation attempts, making it straightforward for attackers to bruteforce them.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 3%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 16.6% (top 3%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Published | 2025-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- GitHub PoC: POCPioneer/CVE-2025-4094-POC (2 stars)
- GitHub PoC: starawneh/CVE-2025-4094 (1 stars)
- Write-up: wpscan.com/vulnerability/b5f0a263-644b-4954-a1f0-d08e2149edbb/
- Exploit-DB: WordPress Digits Plugin 8.4.6.1 - Authentication Bypass via OTP Bruteforcing
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2025-4094?
digits: upgrade to 8.4.6.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2025-4094 being exploited?
CVE-2025-4094 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2025-4094 affect?
CVE-2025-4094 affects digits. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The DIGITS: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login WordPress plugin before 8.4.6.1 does not rate limit OTP validation attempts, making it straightforward for attackers to bruteforce them.
How urgent is CVE-2025-4094?
Priority 69/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 3%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action