CE21 Suite <= 2.2.0 — Authentication Bypass
CVE-2024-10284Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
CE21 Suite ce21-suite
- Affected≤ 2.2.0
- Patched in2.2.1
Update to 2.2.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.2.0. Version 2.2.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under CE21 Suite.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.2.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch CE21 Suite to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to István Márton.
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 any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in CE21 Suite
All 6| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation ≤2.3.1No patch available | CVE-2025-11008 | |
| Critical9.8 | 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Plugin Settings Update 2.2.1 – 2.3.1No patch available | CVE-2025-11007 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation ≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1 | CVE-2024-54293 | |
| Critical9.8 | JWT Token Disclosure ≤2.2.0No patch available | CVE-2024-10285 | |
| Medium6.5 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change ≤2.2.0No patch available | CVE-2024-10294 |
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation
≤2.3.1No patch available
- Critical9.82.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Plugin Settings Update
2.2.1 – 2.3.1No patch available
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1
- Critical9.8JWT Token Disclosure
≤2.2.0No patch available
- Medium6.5Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change
≤2.2.0No patch available
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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- CVSS / CWE
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