WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program <= 8.4.1 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover and Privilege Escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedefiningTheWeb | WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program | up to 8.4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program VendorRedefiningTheWeb Affected up to 8.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redefiningtheweb:affiliate_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 8.5.0 | Vulnerable | RedefiningTheWeb |
- cpe:2.3:a:redefiningtheweb:affiliate_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 8.5.0 Vulnerable ·RedefiningTheWeb
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gvj-wfph-8c6j
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-9289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gvj-wfph-8c6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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