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Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-9930Extensions by HocWP Team <= 0.2.3.2 - Authentication Bypass

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity authentication bypass in Extensions by HocWP Team from skylarkcob. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
skylarkcob Extensions by HocWP Team 0 – through 0.2.3.2

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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