CVE-2024-9989 (GCVE-0-2024-9989)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-29 16:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:29
VLAI
Title
Crypto <= 2.18 - Authentication Bypass via log_in
Summary
The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.18. This is due to a 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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
odude Crypto Tool Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.18 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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