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)
EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Odude Crypto Tool — versions 0
- Odude Crypto_tool
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com
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.