🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2024-9930

CRITICAL 9.8

Extensions by HocWP Team <= 0.2.3.2 - Authentication Bypass

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-288
Vendor skylarkcob
Product extensions by hocwp team
Published Oct 26, 2024
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

skylarkcob / Extensions by HocWP Team
0 ≤ 0.2.3.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca3775db-0722-4090-924e-81e38d5dce97?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sb-core/trunk/ext/account.php?rev=2715527#L374

Credits

István Márton