Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-10284

Critical

Published: 09 November 2024

Published
09 November 2024
Modified
08 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0060 70.1th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-10284 is a critical-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Ce21 Ce21 Suite. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 29.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The CE21 Suite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to hardcoded encryption key in the 'ce21_authentication_phrase' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as…

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any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ce21
ce21 suite
≤ 2.2.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-288

Mandates additional authentication for access under defined conditions, ensuring critical or high-risk functions are not left without authentication.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-288

Identity providers mandate authentication for functions that would otherwise lack it.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-288

Requires authentication for non-organizational users, preventing access to critical functions without proper identification and authentication.

addresses: CWE-306

Requires established identification and authentication to unlock, mitigating missing authentication for continued system access.

addresses: CWE-306

Requiring identification and rationale for actions allowed without authentication ensures critical functions are not left unprotected by forcing review of authentication requirements.

addresses: CWE-288

Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.

addresses: CWE-306

Authorizing mobile device connections to organizational systems ensures authentication is performed for this critical access function.

addresses: CWE-306

Guarantees critical functions are protected by mandatory invocation of the access control mechanism.

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