Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9933WatchTowerHQ <= 3.10.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator due to Missing Empty Value Check
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass in WatchTowerHQ from watchtowerhq. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.10.1. 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| watchtowerhq | WatchTowerHQ | 0 – through 3.10.1 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H