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CVE-2024-9930

skylarkcob Extensions by HocWP Team — Extensions by HocWP Team <= 0.2.3.2 - Authentication Bypass

EPSS 0.6%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
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CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 46.6.466 × 209.3No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Extensions by HocWP Team≤ 0.2.3.2–CNA
extensions≤ 0.2.3.2–CISA-ADP

Scores by source

Wordfence (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refwordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca3775db-0722-4090-924e-81e38d5dce97?source=cverefplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sb-core/trunk/ext/account.php?rev=2715527#L374