CVE-2024-9989: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in odude Crypto Tool
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.
CVE-2024-9989: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in odude Crypto Tool
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-15T11:42:20.093Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b66b7ef31ef0b55505d
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:38 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 8:35:08 AM
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