CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-9707
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862
Description
The Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/hc/v1/themehunk-import REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.
Affected configurations
• themehunk hunk companion (< 1.8.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness
References
- https://github.com/WordPressBugBounty/plugins-hunk-companion/blob/5a3cedc7b3d35d407b210e691c53c6cb400e4051/hunk-companion/import/app/app.php#L46 Product
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3166501%40hunk-companion&new=3166501%40hunk-companion&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hunk-companion/ Product
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c101fca-037c-4bed-9dc7-baa021a8b59c?source=cve Third Party Advisory