CVE-2024-9930: Extensions by HocWP Team <= 0.2.3.2 - Authentication Bypass

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-288

Description

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.

Affected products

Hocwp Extensions: through 0.2.3.2

References

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

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