CVE-2024-9989
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 91.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.15. This is due a to limited arbitrary method call to 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::log_in' function in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.
Available Exploits
Crypto <= 2.15 - Authentication Bypass
The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.15. This is due a to limited arbitrary method call to 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::log_in' function in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.
References:
- https://github.com/wy876/POC/blob/main/WordPress/WordPress%E6%8F%92%E4%BB%B6Crypto%E8%BA%AB%E4%BB%BD%E8%AE%A4%E8%AF%81%E7%BB%95%E8%BF%87%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%E5%A4%8D%E7%8E%B0(CVE-2024-9989).md
- https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hC8A1DeS-LWGpNIFKeiMBQ
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e21bd924-1d96-4371-972a-5c99d67261cc?source=cve
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9989
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmfh-w3mx-w6j4
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WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
Crypto Tool
Software Slug
crypto
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 2.19, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 29, 2024, Modified: October 29, 2024