SB2024102901 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Crypto plugin for WordPress
Published: October 29, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9990)
CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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