CVE-2024-9990 Crypto <= 2.15 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Authentication Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can log in as any user, including administrators, via CSRF due to missing nonce validation in the Crypto plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9990?
CVE-2024-9990 is a high-severity vulnerability in odude Crypto Tool, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.15. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::check' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Odude Crypto Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in odude Crypto Tool
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvwj-4mhx-2qqv.