CVE-2024-11638

Gtbabel <= 6.6.8 - Unauthenticated Cookie Stealing

2025-02-17 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 6.6.9
Affected Plugin: Gtbabel
Affected Version: <= 6.6.8
CVSS: 7.5High
Weakness type: CWE-614 · Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute
CVE: CVE-2024-11638

At a glance

CVE-2024-11638 is a high-severity Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute vulnerability in the Gtbabel WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 6.6.8. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 6.6.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2025, reported by Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7.

Vulnerability Overview

The Gtbabel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cookie stealing in all versions up to, and including, 6.6.8. This is due to the plugin transmitting cookie data via a URL. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to steal admin cookies which may make privilege escalation possible, if they can successfully trick in administrator into clicking a link.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-614: Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute

The Secure attribute for sensitive cookies in HTTPS sessions is not set.

Remediation

Update to version 6.6.9, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. None of that substitutes for the fix: Gtbabel 6.6.9 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Login Security
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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11638 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3afcac7-9900-463d-9cb9-f00c10ea47cf https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11638

CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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