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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 to missing validation on the user being supplied in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::register' 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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2024-10-15 | Published 2024-10-29 | Updated 2024-10-29 | Assigner Wordfence




CRITICAL: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2024-10-15:Discovered
2024-10-15:Vendor Notified
2024-10-28:Disclosed

Credits

István Márton finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-9883-4f8f-a0f5-23bbc7bb9b7c?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ypto_connect_ajax_register.php

cve.org (CVE-2024-9988)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-9988)

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