What is CVE-2024-9930?

CVE-2024-9930 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Skylarkcob Extensions By Hocwp Team, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-9930?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9930 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Skylarkcob Extensions By Hocwp Team

CVE-2024-9930

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Skylarkcob Extensions By Hocwp Team — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9930?: CVE-2024-9930 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Skylarkcob Extensions By Hocwp Team, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-9930?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9930 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.