WatchTowerHQ <= 3.10.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator due to Missing Empty Value Check

9.8
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-9933
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published October 25, 2024
Last Updated October 28, 2024
Researcher István Márton - Wordfence

Description

The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.10.1. This is due to the 'watchtower_ota_token' default value is empty, and the not empty check is missing in the 'Password_Less_Access::login' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the WatchTowerHQ client administrator user.

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Vulnerability Details for WatchTowerHQ

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug watchtowerhq (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.10.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.10.1
Patched Version
  • 3.10.4

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