Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2024-9988

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.

Affected products

Odude/Crypto Tool
cpe:2.3:a:odude:crypto_tool:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=2.15

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7bfe87cf-9883-4f8f-a0f5-23bbc7bb9b7cnvdThird Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.phpnvdProduct
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3195424/cryptonvd

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