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CVE-2024-9933

Oct. 28, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-288
2024-10-26
CVE-2024-9933

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress

  • up to 3.9.6

Description

The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.9.6. This is due to the 'watchtower_ota_token' default value is empty, and the not empty check is missing in the 'Password_Less_Access::login' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the WatchTowerHQ client administrator user.

Weaknesses

CWE-288
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

CWE ID: 288

Date

Published: Oct. 26, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 28, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/ security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/ security@wordfence.com