Account takeover via unchecked identity validation
Published Oct 1, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Authentication bypass in RedefiningTheWeb WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program 8.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function authenticates a requested identity without adequately validating that the requester owns it. Knowing an account email address is sufficient, so access to an administrator email permits full administrative account takeover.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in RedefiningTheWeb WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program 8.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function authenticates a requested identity without adequately validating that the requester owns it. Knowing an account email address is sufficient, so access to an administrator email permits full administrative account takeover.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-9289
- Published
- Oct 1, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- RedefiningTheWeb
- Product
- Affiliate Pro - WordPress Affiliate Program Plugin for WooCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-288, CWE-306
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=8.4.1
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