CVE-2024-9289

WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program <= 8.4.1 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover and Privilege Escalation

Published Oct 1, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1. This is due to the rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function not properly validating a user's identity prior to authenticating them to the site. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granted they have access to the administrator's email.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49835 The WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1. This is due to the rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function not properly validating a user's identity prior to authenticating them to the site. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granted they have access to the administrator's email.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redefiningtheweb:affiliate_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redefiningtheweb
Redefiningtheweb affiliate Pro
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redefiningtheweb:affiliate_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redefiningtheweb
Redefiningtheweb affiliate Pro
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1. This is due to the rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function not properly validating a user's identity prior to authenticating them to the site. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granted they have access to the administrator's email.
Title WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program <= 8.4.1 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover and Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:31 PM
Reserved
Sep 27, 2024, 3:41 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 1, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:24 AM