Crypto <= 2.19 - Authentication Bypass via register

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-9988
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published October 28, 2024
Last Updated November 25, 2024
Researcher István Márton
Description

The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.19. 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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug crypto (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.19
Patched Version
  • 2.20
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