SB2024102901 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Crypto plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9990)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the "crypto_connect_ajax_process::check" function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

2) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9989)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due a to limited arbitrary method call to "crypto_connect_ajax_process::log_in" function in the "crypto_connect_ajax_process" function. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.

3) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9988)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in the "crypto_connect_ajax_process::register" function. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/crypto/crypto-215-cross-site-request-forgery-to-authentication-bypass
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/crypto/crypto-215-authentication-bypass-via-log-in
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/crypto/crypto-215-authentication-bypass-via-register