Is CVE-2024-9989 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-9989 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-9989?

CVE-2024-9989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-9989?

CVE-2024-9989 has an EPSS score of 7.22% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-9989?

No published fix for CVE-2024-9989 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-9989

CRITICALEPSS 94th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.18. This is due to a limited arbitrary method call to 'crypto_connect_ajax_process::log_in' function in the 'crypto_connect_ajax_process' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.

CWE-288

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

7.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product2

Other references1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.