Gtbabel < 6.6.9 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover
Priority HIGH 73Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Gtbabel WordPress plugin before 6.6.9 does not ensure that the URL to perform code analysis upon belongs to the blog which could allow unauthenticated attackers to retrieve a logged in user (such as admin) cookies by making them open a crafted URL as the request made to analysed the URL contains such cookies.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00555 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Gtbabel (Unknown): 6.6.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Gtbabel | before 6.6.9 | 6.6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Gtbabel VendorUnknown Affected before 6.6.9 Fixed in 6.6.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Gtbabel (Unknown) Fixed in 6.6.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrxx-v2cm-rh9h
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-11638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrxx-v2cm-rh9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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