9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-9989
WordPress Crypto Plugin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2024, 5 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9989 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Odude crypto_tool
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-9989 has a 11 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-9989 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-9989 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

备份的漏洞库,3月开始我们来维护

Updated: 1 month ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 30, 2025, 9:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 216 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 15, 2025, 2:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 216 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 30, 2025, 2:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 213 different CVEs too.

None

HTML

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 6, 2025, 2:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 201 different CVEs too.

wy876

Python

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2025, 4:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 209 different CVEs too.

wy876 POC | wy876的poc仓库已删库,该项目为其仓库镜像

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
349 stars 196 fork 196 watcher
Born at : March 7, 2025, 10:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 201 different CVEs too.

备份的漏洞库,3月开始我们来维护

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
1382 stars 392 fork 392 watcher
Born at : March 4, 2025, 2:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 216 different CVEs too.

2023HW漏洞整理,收集整理漏洞EXp/POC,大部分漏洞来源网络,目前收集整理了300多个poc/exp,长期更新。

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 3, 2025, 6:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 177 different CVEs too.

漏洞文库 wiki.wy876.cn

HTML

Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago
77 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : Feb. 26, 2025, 9:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 201 different CVEs too.

2023HW漏洞整理

Updated: 1 month ago
42 stars 1068 fork 1068 watcher
Born at : Aug. 22, 2023, 4:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 177 different CVEs too.

收集整理漏洞EXP/POC,大部分漏洞来源网络,目前收集整理了1400多个poc/exp,长期更新。

poc

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
4786 stars 997 fork 997 watcher
Born at : Aug. 19, 2023, 12:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 169 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-9989 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9989 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L138 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L138 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L33 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L33 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e21bd924-1d96-4371-972a-5c99d67261cc?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e21bd924-1d96-4371-972a-5c99d67261cc?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:odude:crypto_tool:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.15
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e21bd924-1d96-4371-972a-5c99d67261cc?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L33 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L138 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Wordfence CWE-288
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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