CVE-2024-9989

Crypto <= 2.18 - Authentication Bypass via log_in

criticalAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
2.19
Patched in
329d
Time to patch

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.18
PublishedOctober 28, 2024
Last updatedSeptember 22, 2025
Affected plugincrypto

Source Code

WordPress.org SVN

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