CVE-2024-9933 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WatchTowerHQ WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 3.9.6. This flaw stems from an empty default value for 'watchtower_ota_token' and a missing validation check, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as the WatchTowerHQ client administrator. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchtowerhq | WatchTowerHQ | >= 0, <= 3.10.1CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.