CSRF in Odude Crypto Tool
CVE-2024-9990
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Odude Crypto Tool — versions 0
- Odude Crypto Tool
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cea39157-94aa-4982-983e-9c3e4… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_conne… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crypto/tags/2.10/includes/class-crypto_conne… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3180126/crypto
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9990?
- CVE-2024-9990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Odude Crypto Tool, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9990 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.