PT-2024-39987 · WordPress · Crypto++

István Márton · Published 2024-10-29 · Updated 2024-11-06 · CVE-2024-9990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Crypto plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.15

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation in the crypto connect ajax process::check function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by tricking a site administrator into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For Crypto plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.15, update to a version that includes nonce validation in the crypto connect ajax process::check function to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the crypto connect ajax process::check function until a patch is available.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9990

Affected Products

Crypto++

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9990 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/9347 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cea39157-94aa-4982-983e-9c3e4b1af86d?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3180126/crypto#file33 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L31 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L65 · Note