# CVE-2024-9933

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-9933
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-288
- **Published:** Oct 26, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Apr 9, 2026

## Description

The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.9.6. This is due to the 'watchtower_ota_token' default value is empty, and the not empty check is missing in the 'Password_Less_Access::login' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the WatchTowerHQ client administrator user.

## Affected Products

- watchtowerhq — WatchTowerHQ (*)
- watchtowerhq — WatchTowerHQ (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50349086-e7b0-4f73-8722-1367cc05180e?source=cve)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/tags/3.9.6/src/Password_Less_Access.php#L56)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3177064/watchtowerhq#file2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 1.99%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 79.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._