Crypto <= 2.15 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Authentication Bypass
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-9990 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-10-29 17:15:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:22:45 UTC |
| Description | The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.15. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::check' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.003170000 probability, percentile 0.547480000 (date 2026-04-13)
Problem Types: CWE-352 | CWE-352 CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Odude | Crypto Tool | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Odude | Crypto Tool | affected 2.15 semver | Not specified |
| ADP | Odude | Crypto | affected 2.15 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3180126/crypto | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_r... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Product |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cea39157-94aa-4982-983e-9c3e4... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_r... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Product |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: István Márton (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-10-15T00:00:00.000Z | Discovered |
| CNA | 2024-10-15T00:00:00.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2024-10-28T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.