# CVE-2024-9930: Extensions by HocWP Team <= 0.2.3.2 - Authentication Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any user, including administrators, via the Account extension.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2wx-vc5m-fphf

## What is CVE-2024-9930?

CVE-2024-9930 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in skylarkcob Extensions by HocWP Team, published on 26 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Extensions by HocWP Team plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2.3.2. This is due to missing validation on the user being supplied in the 'verify_email' action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. The vulnerability is in the Account extension.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9930?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9930 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in skylarkcob Extensions by HocWP Team, published on 26 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: skylarkcob Extensions by HocWP Team. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9930/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9930

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9930/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.